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An 18-year-old man was seriously injured Sunday evening after he apparently took a misstep while taking photos and fell 60 feet onto the side of a cliff and into the ocean at Spitting Cave in Portlock.
People at the scene pulled the man from the water and onto a surfboard just after 6 p.m., then transferred him to a rocky ledge, according to a Honolulu Fire Department report.
Emergency Medical Services spokeswoman Shayne Enright said the rescuers were a pair of high school students.
HFD personnel airlifted the man to a landing zone at Kokee Mini Beach Park, where paramedics took over. The man was transported with multiple injuries to a hospital.
Firefighters help hiker at Makaha
Honolulu Fire Department crews assisted a man in his 20s who was unable to continue after hiking to an area above Makaha Valley on Sunday afternoon.
Rescue crews, including the Air 1 helicopter, responded to the the 2:29 p.m. emergency call, according to HFD spokesman Capt. Michael Jones.
Firefighters located the man, who had been on the trail for seven hours, and transported him via helicopter to a landing zone on Maiola Street. The man was reportedly exhausted but otherwise OK.