Teen rescued from rough waters at Shark’s Cove
A teenager was rescued today after being swept into trecherous waters at Shark’s Cove in Pupukea.
Emergency medical personnel said the 17-year-old boy went into the shore break with friends to take pictures and was swept away by a large wave about 11 a.m.
According to officials, the boy and his friends had been warned to stay out of the water by lifeguards who were on patrol in an all-terrain vehicle and had spotted them earlier.
After the boy was swept away, a witness ran about half a mile to the nearest lifeguard tower at Keʻwaena for help. Lifeguards drove an ATV to the scene and swam out to the teen, stabilizing him in the water.
The teen was taken to shore by rescue water craft at Waimea Bay. No medical attention was needed.
According to the press release, conditions were hazardous with wave faces between 20 to 30 feet and on-shore winds around 10 to 20 miles per hour.
8 responses to “Teen rescued from rough waters at Shark’s Cove”
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
there’s probably a moral to that story.
there’s shore break at sharks cove? do they mean three tables?
the north side by Ke Iki
Bet these lolos going be playing on the sand and making sand castles the next time lifeguards tell them to stay out of the water. No listen, this is what happens.
What no more school? Christmas vacation already?
they were wearing matching aloha shirts and wearing a lei, tourist?
Stupid idiots. They were told & with their stupid attitudes that you can’t tell them what to do, & they get into trouble.
We should have a fine for stupidity, $1000 per occurrence.
Water today was rough. Big surf and strong on shore winds. Boy lucky he will see Christmas.