Honolulu firefighters rescued a 19-year-old man who became sick while hiking the Kaau Crater Trail in Palolo this evening.
The Honolulu Fire Department received a call at around 7:50 p.m. about the sick hiker, and HFD personnel arrived at the scene a few minutes later. They secured a landing zone at Palolo Valley District Park.
The hiker, who was on the trail with two other people, reportedly became sick while on the trail, HFD said in a news release. Firefighters were able to locate the hiker, and HFD’s Air 1 helicopter flew him to the landing zone.
The Honolulu Emergency Medical Services took over the care of the hiker at around 8:40 p.m. The other two hikers in the party walked out of the trail on their own.
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