Big Isle firefighters rescue woman swept over 30-foot waterfall
Hawaii County Fire Department personnel rescued a swimmer clinging onto the side of a riverbank in Pi’ihonua Monday afternoon.
At 1:28 p.m., the first of 15 personnel responded to a swimmer in distress, a woman in her 30s, who the department said was swept over a 30-foot waterfall.
With the help of the fire department, a helicopter and a Billy Pugh net, the swimmer was rescued from the river.
She was transported via ambulance to the Hilo Medical Center emergency room in stable condition.
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