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Woman falls 25 to 30 feet at waterfall off Kaau Crater Trail

The Honolulu Fire Department airlifted a 34-year-old woman, who fell about 25 to 30 feet near a waterfall off the Kaau Crater Trail in Palolo.

The woman injured her back this afternoon, HFD said in a news release.

The 911 call came in at 2:11 p.m. and four units with 12 personnel responded. The first unit arrived at the scene at 2:16 p.m. Air 1 was loaded with fire and rescue personnel onboard.

Air 1 transported personnel and got to the patient at 2:53 p.m.

Personnel assessed her condition and “packaged” her for transport.

She was taken to a landing zone and transferred her care to Emergency Medical Services personnel, who transported her to an area hospital.

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