Official Report….Ha’ena Beach….Ocean Rescue
5/3/2023 Wednesday, 3:16pm
7 HFD apparatus; 12 HFD personnel
Ha’ena Beach
Upon arrival, HFD diver made entry with a Peterson buoy . Diver stabilized all parties until
arrival of Chopper 1 which was responding from a brush fire in Hamakua. Chopper 1
extricated all parties with a Billy Pugh net and onto the rocky shore . All parties denied EMS.
1-adult male and 1-adult female swept out in rip current. Another adult
male bystander jumped in to assist and kept them away from the surf
until arrival of HFD personnel.
Found 2 males and 1 female treading water approx 150 yards
off shore of Haena Beach
