A male bodyboarder was pulled from the water at Kealia Beach, given CPR by lifeguards and Kaua‘i Fire Department personnel, and taken to Wilcox Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon. His identity and status were unknown as of press time. Battalion Chief
A male bodyboarder was pulled from the water at Kealia Beach, given CPR by lifeguards and Kaua‘i Fire Department personnel, and taken to Wilcox Memorial Hospital yesterday afternoon.
His identity and status were unknown as of press time.
Battalion Chief Shawn Hosaka said dispatch received a call at 3:21 p.m. that a male subject was found submerged in the water. When KFD personnel, responding in Engine 2 and Truck 2, arrived, they found a lifeguard already performing CPR, Hosaka said.
After assisting the lifeguard with CPR, the KFD responders took the male to an ambulance and continued to administer CPR en route to Wilcox.
