HANALEI — First responders were kept busy on Monday with a pair of air rescues on the North Shore.
HANALEI — First responders were kept busy on Monday with a pair of air rescues on the North Shore.
The Kauai Fire Department (KFD) conducted the air rescues after a couple of hikers found themselves in distress.
Officials said the first incident occurred shortly before 11:50 a.m. when they received calls about a female hiker, who required rescuing from the Kalalau Trail due to exhaustion.
Personnel with the Hanalei Fire Station, along with Rescue 3 on board Air 1 and medics with American Medical Response (AMR) all responded to the incident.
First responders arrived on the scene at noon and discovered a Hawaii Island female at the Kalalau Beach landing zone. The visitor was extracted and transported to the Princeville Airport where AMR medics treated her before she was transported to Wilcox Medical Center in Lihue.
KFD closed the scene shortly before 1:40 p.m.
Later in the day, shortly before 2:30 p.m., a second air rescue took place involving an injured 46-year-old visitor from New York at Hanakapiai Trail.
KFD Hanalei rescue crews were once again dispatched along with Rescue 3 on board Air 1 and AMR. They arrived on the scene at approximately 2:40 p.m. and discovered a hiker with an apparent leg injury from a fall.
The female visitor was immediately airlifted, and then transported to Princeville Airport. AMR personnel then took over the scene and continued treatment on the female visitor before transporting her to the Wilcox Medical Center.
KPD personnel closed the scene at approximately 4 p.m.
