HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210721KFDDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: July 21, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
STEVEN R. GOBLE, CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
Kitesurfer rescued in Lumaha‘i Tuesday
LUMAHA‘I – First responders rescued a kitesurfer off waters at Lumaha‘i Beach on Tuesday.
According to a preliminary report, at approximately 7:20 p.m., firefighters from the Hanalei Fire
Station received a report of a missing 26-year-old female visitor who did not return from kite surfing at
Lumaha‘i Beach on Tuesday evening.
The United States Coast Guard was notified, and Rescue 3 was on standby.
Firefighters with the Hanalei fire station activated Jetski 1 at approximately 7:30 p.m. to conduct
a search of the water. First responders connected with a local fisherman who was conducting a search
for the visitor prior to the arrival of the jet ski.
First responders on Jetski1 located the kitesurfer approximately ¾ miles offshore and cleared
the scene at approximately 7:50 p.m.
No medical treatment was needed.
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