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A woman died Sunday morning on the Na Pali Coast after her kayak was struck by large waves and capsized.
The woman was thrown against rocks in the area, hitting her head and then disappearing into the large surf, Kauai County said by email
Another woman who was in the kayak made her way safely onto nearby rocks. She then got help from a nearby family.
The family found the unresponsive woman in the water and took both women to Kee Beach, where they were met by rescue crews and paramedics.
CPR was attempted without success. The unresponsive woman was taken by ambulance to Wilcox Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Kilauea lava approaches sea
Lava from Kilauea Volcano advanced slowly Sunday toward the ocean.
Photos taken by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory show slow-moving ripples of pahoehoe lava flowing over the old lava flows that make up the coastal plain. Rocky, fast-moving aa lava is visible falling down the Pulama pali, or cliff.
Lava reached the pali near the abandoned Royal Gardens subdivision last week.
Since then the front has spread out and advanced about a quarter-mile toward the ocean. It was about 1.8 miles from the ocean Sunday morning.
Since Thursday the flow has been advancing at a rate of about 153 yards per day, scientists said.
Hawaii County has a lava-viewing and parking area open from 3 to 9 p.m. daily that allows visitors to park at the end of the paved road in Kalapana and walk 3 miles along a gravel emergency access road to the entrance of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
