Body of woman found below Kilauea caldera rim
Park rangers recovered the body of a 63-year-old Keaau woman Sunday morning from Kilauea caldera below Steaming Bluff at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The park said it received notice at about 10 a.m. Sunday of a female resident missing since Friday. After the family traced her phone to the park, rangers found her vehicle at the Steam Vents parking area and conducted a search by ground and air.
Approximately 90 minutes later, personnel aboard a Hawaii County helicopter located the woman’s body about 250 feet below the caldera rim.
The name of the woman is being withheld pending notification of family. An investigation into her death is underway.