KOKE‘E – Firefighters responded to a call of an injured male hiker Friday morning on Nualolo Trail in Koke‘e.
KOKE‘E – Firefighters responded to a call of an injured male hiker Friday morning on Nualolo Trail in Koke‘e.
Dispatch was notified of the incident at around 9:35 a.m., when a 25-year-old visitor from California reportedly injured his leg a mile into Nualolo Trail.
Rescue 3 personnel along with firefighters from the Waimea station on Air 2 spotted the hiker in an open area shortly after 10:50 a.m.
The hiker was then airlifted by Rescue 3 personnel aboard Air 2 to Koke‘e Park, where he was met by awaiting medics.
