HomeMy WebLinkAboutPR_2023-04-17HikerrescuedfromKalalauTrailSunday.pdfDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: April 17, 2023
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
KAUA‘I FIRE DEPARTMENT
MICHAEL GIBSON, CHIEF
(808) 241-4980
Hiker rescued from Kalalau Trail Sunday
KALALAU – Firefighters responded to a male hiker in distress Sunday afternoon along the Kalalau
Trail.
Shortly before 2 p.m., firefighters were notified of a 40-year-old visitor from Madrid, Spain, who
reportedly dislocated his shoulder while hiking along the Kalalau Trail.
Rescue 3 personnel aboard Air 1 were dispatched to the scene and found the man
approximately 2 miles from the trailhead. Rescuers assessed the man’s injuries and assisted him to the
Hanakāpī‘ai landing zone. From there, he was airlifted to Princeville Airport where awaiting AMR medics
provided further treatment.
The scene was cleared shortly before 4 p.m.
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