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Hawaii County firefighters rescue couple lost while searching for maile
By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 08:32 p.m. HST, Sep 17, 2012
LAST UPDATED: 01:18 a.m. HST, Sep 18, 2012
Hawaii County fire rescue personnel rescued a man and a woman who became lost while searching for maile in the Olaa Forest Reserve Monday afternoon.
The man, 48, and the woman, 33, were spotted by a rescue helicopter and airlifted to the Volcano transfer station about 1 p.m., fire officials said. The hikers, who were not injured, were unfamiliar with the area and did not stay on the trail, fire officials said.
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