Official Report…Wood Valley, Ka’u, Rescue
4:45am, Saturday, 2/18/2023
3 HFD apparatus; 4 HFD personnel
Cause unknown
County roadway with predominantly drivable dry river bed.
Company 11, from Pahala Fire Station, responded to a vehicle stuck in flood water. Driver drove past barriers and attempted to cross fast moving river. Vehicle disabled and half way submerged in middle of fast moving river. The driver and lone occupant was rescued from vehicle and brought safely out of the hazard, without injuries. Hawaii Fire Department reminds all motorists to please monitor conditions and updates from Civil Defense and to comply with all warnings and road closures.
Sedan type vehicle disabled and half submerged in middle of swollen river bed. Fast moving water surrounding vehicle with single occupant still inside.
