A Maui County firefighter is hospitalized in important situation after being swept right into a storm drain whereas responding to flooded houses in Kihei Friday afternoon.
The firefighter was trapped in a Four-foot-wide drain and was carried by stormwater about half a mile to the place the drain spilled into the ocean, in keeping with the county. Firefighters and emergency personnel have been capable of retrieve the firefighter from shore.
The firefighter was taken to Maui Memorial Medical Heart in important situation and stays below the care of medics, the county mentioned simply earlier than 6:30 p.m.
Hearth Chief Brad Ventura and Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. went to the hospital’s emergency room Friday afternoon to supply help to firefighters and members of the family.
“We’re centered on supporting the firefighter’s household and ask that our neighborhood be a part of us in praying for his restoration.” the county mentioned.
The incident shall be analyzed by the division.