Kauai firefighters rescue Utah hiker injured on Sleeping Giant Trail

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Kauai Fire Department firefighters rescued a Utah visitor from Nounou Mountain on the Sleeping Giant Trail in Wailua on Thursday.

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Firefighters were dispatched shortly after 7:20 p.m. to a report of a woman with an apparent leg injury located approximately one mile up the trail.

Crews with the Kapaa Fire Station and Rescue 3 responded to the incident.

According to a preliminary report, first responders arrived at the trailhead shortly before 7:40 p.m. and proceeded up the trail with first-aid and rescue equipment. Crews reached the hiker, provided care for an apparent lower-leg injury, and used a wheeled litter to carry the patient safely down to the trailhead.

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The hiker was able to travel to the hospital by personal vehicle. First responders cleared the scene shortly after 9 p.m.

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