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Woman, 57, suffers serious back injury at Maunawili Falls

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A 57-year-old woman suffered a serious back injury today after jumping about 50 feet at Maunawili Falls, Emergency Medical Services reported.

EMS said the woman jumped into the pool below the falls.

The Honolulu Fire Department airlifted the woman to a nearby park where EMS treated and transported her in serious condition to a hospital at 12:34 p.m.

On Tuesday, Honolulu firefighters rescued a 48-year-old woman with an injured ankle from the Maunawili Falls Trail.

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