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Oregon hiker rescued from Kauai trail after injuring ankle
POSTED: 02:53 p.m. HST, Feb 28, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 02:57 p.m. HST, Feb 28, 2012
A 55-year-old man was rescued Monday after he injured his ankle while hiking on the Hanakapiai Trail on Kauai.
At about 1 p.m. Monday, the Oregon man called 911 for assistance. Fire rescue aboard the Fire Department helicopter flew to a nearby landing zone in Hanakapiai Valley and located the hiker a quarter-mile away.
Three fire rescue crew members and a bystander carried the hiker to the aircraft before he was flown to Princeville Airport and transported to Wilcox Hospital for treatment.
Kauai firefighters rescue injured hiker on Hanakapiai Trail
Firefighters rescue injured hiker from a Kauai trail
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