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Two Women Rescued After Helicopter Spots Their ‘S.O.S’ on Hawaii Beach
- Posted on April 8, 2011 at 9:52am by
Emily Esfahani Smith
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HONOLULU — Two women at a remote Kauai beach at Na Pali Coast State Park were rescued after a tour helicopter spotted “S.O.S.” written in the sand.
The Navy says an aircrew was training off the west coast of Kauai when they were notified about the S.O.S.
Thursday morning. The Naval aviators saw the distress message and flashes from a mirror. A Navy helicopter and a search-and-rescue swimmer were sent to rescue the women.
One of the women was ill and injured. Both were taken Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital.
Kauai Visitors Bureau executive director Sue Kanoho says the remote beach is only accessible by hiking or from the water. She added that it was raining heavily in the area the night before.
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Billsocal
Posted on April 11, 2011 at 1:55pmThe women did the right thing in writing S O S ..***— .*** in the sand, If it had been at nightthey would have needed a signal fire. They did the right thing..
Report Post »sardog21
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 11:51pmI am the rescue crewman who picked these girls up. One girl was in diabetic shock and had an infection in her foot. There was no way she was hiking 11 miles out. They are both okay now. It is nice to see the positive comments on here. US Navy Rescue Swimmers! “So Other May Live”!!!
DonRow
Posted on April 11, 2011 at 12:37amMuch respect to you guys. You guys got out there fast. And yes aint no way they would have hiked 11 miles back out. When I was in high school my friends and I used to hunt out there all the time so I know what its like..
Report Post »DonRow
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 3:42pmhahahaha I’m the helicopter tour pilot that called the SOS in to the the PMRF Naval Base control tower . WOW! I didn’t know it was going to make the blaze. In that area it’s very remote, and theres a lot of hippies, and I‘m sure they them selves don’t like the military, but boy are they happy for them now..
Report Post »leary1
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 5:06pmIf your are the pilot that noticed the sos, I commend you for your involvement,I bet you feel good inside no matter who they were! At least I hope so.
Report Post »LFOD_Yankee
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 9:44pmHey man, you’re a rockstar! Nice work!
Report Post »sardog21
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 11:47pmHey DONROW,
I am the rescue crewman who picked these girls up. It’s crazy that this is getting so much attention. The girl who was hurt was in diabetic shock and had an infection in her foot. They are okay now. I’m waiting for someone to post the video of the rescue. There were a lot of tourists on the beach recording it.
Report Post »DonRow
Posted on April 11, 2011 at 12:33amYeah I feel good wish i could do more. Thats not the first one that I’ve been involved with. belive it or not 85% of all SAR’s on the island are done on that 11 mile hike a lot of it in the first 2 miles alone
Report Post »leary1
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 10:25amI thank and give praise to the rescue team, who saved lives as they are hired to do. How novel is that, they are doing there jobs properly. We could use people like that in Washington, as for the victims, Hawaii can be very dangerous. You both are very lucky, hope you learned a valuable lesson about life and Americans. These rescuers didn`t hesitate, to help you, hope you don`t hesitate to help others. Please don`t forget a GENEROUS DONATION to your rescuers, they did SAVE YOUR LIVES !!! I doubt any other country would do the same, especially in the time frame!! The victims owe them alot for their welfare
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 3:08amGood thing it was a STATE park. If it was Federal it might have been closed and they would have died because the Republicans hate women, young people, hikers, the stranded, fish, water, vacationers and helicopters..
Report Post »mongobob
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 11:25amFunny! Very funny!
Report Post »deathspiral
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 1:23amPerhaps,they were commenting on “hope and change” or the media or the gov’t or the economy with their SOS. Which could mean – same old…awww, never mind.
Report Post »herky61
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 11:07pmmust of been home schooled, they knew how to spell !
Report Post »Tide_Rider_2
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 6:50pmMaybe they floated in from Japan…
Report Post »Ducky 1
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 12:46pmGo Navy !
Report Post »Maine932
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 11:40amThis is all Bush’s fault…!
Report Post »jsmoritz
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 10:45amUhhhhh…the picture is not from the scene. It is SOS scrawled with a stick in the sand.
Report Post »FLY OVER STATE
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 9:51amThe photo I saw had a wider shot. There was a beach house just 50 yards away. Can we stick to real news?
Report Post »LFOD_Yankee
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 9:33pmHey Fly-Over.. Yeah, there are a couple of shacks on the beach there, but it’s about an 11 mile hike into that spot. The only access is by foot, boat or helicopter.
Report Post »parlayer
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 9:50amWomen?? Why didn’t they get out the way they came??? It must have been by sea, remember “2 if by sea”
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 9:33pmToo funny…….lol
Report Post »9thCommandment
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 8:30amNo doubt harvesting Pakalolo! (That’s marijuana for you not locally versed.) Probably BHO’s premium reserved crops.
Report Post »SIHKS1120
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 7:31amthe whole things fishy!!!
Report Post »Entropy
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 4:57amOur boys and girls in uniform kick a$$ and take names. Nice work .
Report Post »USNVET66-70
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 8:55pmStill the best in the world….Don’t know how to do anything less than the best
Report Post »Windsong
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 4:11amGod bless the Navy!
Report Post »Mee the People
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 3:13amsounds like a reality show gone bad
Report Post »txbigfoot
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 5:34pmI bet they were buying a Hawaii birth certificate.
Report Post »I Love Section 8 Housing
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 2:49amhow long until this comment section turns political?
Report Post »Rev. WC
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 5:49amI wonder if they have birth certificates?
Report Post »cpacis
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 8:03amWhere they Democrats?
Report Post »glennisright.com
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 8:07amThose women must be democrats, always looking for help. There I started it….LOL.
Report Post »hannahh
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 9:31amWhere was obama? He could have parted the waters!
Report Post »right-wing-waco
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 12:11pmThanks to everyone, I needed a good laugh this morning. This thread was the funniest I have read in weeks. I can only imagine how this story would have been blogged at the Huf-Post.
Also, I’m glad the people got rescued and are safe.
Report Post »newspapertaxis
Posted on April 9, 2011 at 10:14pmPlanned Parenthood??
Report Post »deathspiral
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 1:17amI‘m sure it is George Bush’s fault! Darn the republicans and tea partiers!
How’s that…lol.
Report Post »28_ID
Posted on April 10, 2011 at 9:47amGoing to a remote area without adequate survival skills, getting into trouble, and relying on the government to come to the rescue…..hmmm, I’d bet anyone a dollar that these were a pair birchenstock wearing, eco-friendly Kalifornia libs.
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