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Honolulu firefighters rescued an injured hiker who fell about 30 feet from a waterfall while hiking on the Kaau Crater Loop Trail.
Firefighters arrived at the trail shortly before noon Sunday. Crews located the hiker — described to be in his 20s — at approximately 12:33 p.m. Honolulu Fire Department Spokesman Capt. Kevin Mokulehua said the man suffered injuries to his hip and back from the fall.
The fire department’s Air 1 helicopter airlifted him to Palolo District Park where paramedics were waiting to assess the hiker.
Firefighters had rescued another hiker who suffered injuries to his back after jumping at Maunawili Falls Saturday.
At about 12:26 p.m., a crew arrived at Maunawili Falls Trail and located the hiker. Mokulehua said the fire department’s Air 1 helicopter airlifted the hiker to Maunawili Community District Park where paramedics were waiting.
Too much risk-taking out there.
Too cavalier attitude toward risk taking by these 2 young men endangering/injuring themselves for the rest of their lives?