YESTERDAY, #HonoluluFF and Honolulu Ocean Safety & Lifeguards Division received a call about a diver in distress 100 yards off-shore from Aliiniu Drive.
Lifeguards found the diver struggling to stay above water and brought him in to shore via jet ski by 8:43 AM. No medical treatment was required.
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Distressed diver rescued outside of Paradise Cove in Kapolei
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According to Ocean Safety, lifeguards found the diver, a male in his 30s, struggling to stay above water and brought him in by jet ski. The diver did not require medical treatment.
YESTERDAY just after 6 PM, #HonoluluFF rescued 2 distressed divers near Point Panic Beach who become exhausted after being caught in a current.
The woman and teenage boy were about 150 yards from shore. Firefighters were able to make visual contact with divers before entering the water on rescue boards to reach them, bringing them to shore at around 6:30 PM.
** The fire department is urging the public to know their limitations and fitness levels when it comes to ocean activities and to know the areas they plan on going to. The department also said to avoid moving water, waves, and rip currents and to never dive alone.
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2 divers rescued off of Point Panic Beach
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Two divers who were apparently caught in the current near Point Panic Beach were rescued this evening by Honolulu firefighters.
PUU KONAHUANUI TRAIL (Oahu): A 33-year-old Illinois visitor was rescued by #HonoluluFF after becoming lost after hiking for approximately 6 hours from Maikiki to Kailua.
He left the trail and was unable to return, which prompted an emergency call at 4:49 PM. About 12 firefighters responded to the call and the first fire fighters arrived on scene at 4:57 PM - After a landing zone was secured at Pali golf course, an airlift operation commenced at 5:13 PM.
The uninjured visiting hiker was located and transported to the landing zone at 5:27 PM.
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Lost hiker airlifted from Kailua trail
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The Honolulu Fire Department on Tuesday rescued a lost hiker from the Puu Konahuanui trail in Kailua.
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