HomeMy WebLinkAbout__2021-08-08LifeguardsrescueswimmerfromwatersoffPoipuonSaturdayDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: August 8, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
STEVEN R. GOBLE, CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
Lifeguards rescue swimmer from waters off Po‘ipū on Saturday
PO‘IPŪ – Lifeguards rescued a 44-year-old Texas man from waters off Po‘ipū Beach on Saturday
afternoon.
Shortly before 10:40 a.m., lifeguards from the Nukumoi tower spotted a man face down in
waters fronting the tower, near shallow reef. When they reached the man in the water, lifeguards
immediately gave him a single abdominal thrust, causing him to expel water, but he was still
unresponsive.
Lifeguards brought the man to shore where they began chest compressions, expelling more
water, until the man began breathing.
Shortly after, Kōloa firefighters arrived on scene to provide further assistance. The man had
regained a pulse and lifeguards were administering high flow oxygen.
AMR medics continued advanced life support while transporting the man to Wilcox Medical
Center for further treatment. His current condition is unknown.
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