- The Honolulu Fireplace Division stated rescuers saved a 35-year-old hiker who fell almost 200 ft.
- Passing hikers seen the lady’s canine caught on a steep slope, barking.
- Rescuers saved the canine, then launched a seek for its lacking proprietor.
Rescuers in Honolulu saved a 35-year-old girl who had fallen roughly 170 ft down the aspect of a mountain due to her canine, who barked incessantly and alerted passersby.
The Honolulu Fireplace Division stated in a statement {that a} group of hikers referred to as 911 on January 15 to report a barking canine on a steep mountain slope, who was apparently with out a handler. A rescuer rappelled some 20 ft down the slope and airlifted the canine to security — however the pilot seen an object roughly 70 ft under the place the canine has been discovered.
The identical rescuer rappelled all the way down to the article and found that it was a bag full of private gadgets.
The fireplace division stated rescuers seen the canine’s collar had its proprietor’s title and telephone quantity — however after they referred to as the quantity, nobody answered. They stated the Honolulu Police Division carried out a wellness examine on the proprietor’s tackle, however discovered nobody residence.
In the end, rescuers realized the canine’s proprietor had parked her automotive on the trailhead they usually launched “an in depth and coordinated search by air and floor” for the lacking proprietor.
Rescuers situated the lady shortly after, and located her beneath some “thick foliage” roughly 100 ft under the spot the place her bag was discovered. Rescuers put her on a stretcher and airlifted her off the mountain and introduced her to the hospital.
The lady’s situation stays unclear.
