HONOLULU (KHON2) — A tourist from New York was rescued from a trail near Queen’s Bath Saturday afternoon, March 7, after she injured her ankle while hiking.
At around 5:20 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to a report of an injured female hiker near Queen’s Bath in Princeville on Saturday afternoon.
A total of 12 personnel responded.
Around 5:50 p.m., rescuers located the hiker on the trail, a quarter of a mile in, along a steep cliff face in a tree canopy.
In high windy conditions, rescuers used a 150-foot short-haul line and Air Rescue Vest (ARV) and extracted the hiker from the trail to awaiting American Medical Response (AMR) personnel.
Rescuers cleared the scene at around 6:20 p.m.
