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2 men safe after being swept out to sea off Kauai
2 men safe after being swept out to sea off Kauai
By Star-Advertiser staff
POSTED: 09:58 p.m. HST, Mar 17, 2013
Hanalei fire rescue personnel assisted two men who were swept out to sea at Anini Beach this afternoon.
Firefighters were called to the scene around 2:15 p.m. Two firefighters paddled ot to the surf zone and transferred one man onto a paddleboard. He was then transferred to a JetSki and brought safely back to shore.
The other man was able to make it back to shore on his own. Neither man was injured.
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manakuke wrote:
A ‘close encounter’ with the ocean.
on March 18,2013 | 04:35AM
Allenk wrote:
Another near fatality averted. Great job to our Kauai firefighters.
on March 18,2013 | 08:08AM
sayer wrote:
They are lucky.
on March 18,2013 | 09:59AM
foursun wrote:
Yikes! These local divers need to learn respect for the sea. Dangerous Kauai!
on March 18,2013 | 10:52AM
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