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Hikers seriously injured falling into Honokaa gulch
By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 09:15 a.m. HST, Jan 14, 2013
LAST UPDATED: 02:35 a.m. HST, Jan 15, 2013
A Hawaii County couple are in the hospital after they fell into a gulch in Honokaa on Sunday.
Hawaii County Fire Department said the 42-year-old man had fallen 60 feet in a steep gulch beneath the bridge at the 33-mile marker of Highway 19. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
A 27-year-old woman, who had fallen 30 feet, was taken in serious condition to a local hospital. The accidents occurred just before 8 p.m.
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SueH wrote:
Must be homeless people looking for a place to camp?? What else were they doing hiking under the bridge at 8:00 pm?? Looking for the resident troll?
on January 14,2013 | 12:35PM
sailfish1 wrote:
Why are there so many people getting into trouble when hiking? Is there a problem with trail signs? Or, are these people just doing their own thing and messing up?
on January 15,2013 | 06:32AM
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