HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210914KFDDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: September 14, 2021
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
STEVEN R. GOBLE, CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
First responders rescue injured hiker in Kalalau Monday
KALALAU – First responders rescued a 60-year-old Delaware visitor from the Kalalau Trail on
Monday.
According to a preliminary report, first responders received a report at approximately 11:50
a.m. of a female hiker with an ankle injury on the Kalalau Trail on Monday.
Crews with the Hanalei fire station, Rescue 3 aboard Air 1, and American Medical Response
responded to the incident.
At 12:20 p.m., Rescue 3 aboard Air 1 was en route to the hiker.
Shortly after, first responders spotted the hiker who bystanders were tending to at the 2.5-mile
marker of the trail. First responders secured the hiker aboard Air 1 and transferred her to Princeville
Airport.
Firefighters with the Hanalei fire station and responding medics with AMR assessed and treated
the hiker, who later was transferred to a local hospital.
The scene was cleared at approximately 2:30 p.m.
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