Hiker seriously injured after impaled by tree branch at Lulumahu Falls
By Jeremiah Estrada
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HONOLULU (KITV) — A man was hospitalized after he was impaled by a large tree branch while hiking Lulumahu Falls Trail on Wednesday.
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a hiker, a 25-year-old man, who was injured after a tree branch pierced him in the stomach. The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) helped free the hiker by cutting the branch that was six inches in diameter with an electric chainsaw.
EMS treated him at the Honolulu hike at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, then took him to an emergency room in serious condition.
There were no other injuries reported from the scene.
HFD wants to remind the public to not go on a hike during hazardous weather conditions.
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