12-foot boat sinks and leaves 2 boaters stranded offshore of Hanauma Bay
By Jeremiah Estrada
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HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (KITV) — Two boaters were left stranded in the waters off of Hanauma Bay after their boat sank Saturday afternoon.
A 55-year-old man and a man in his 20s were in a 12-foot boat in the waters outside of Hanauma Bay on Saturday, Nov. 22, when it was swamped by a large wave. All of the water that entered the boat caused it to sink and left the two men without their vehicle.
The man in his 20s was able to swim to shore where he climbed up a cliffside and called 911 for help. However, the 55-year-old man drifted west.
The Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) received a 911 call at 4:06 p.m. and began to search for the distressed swimmers at the shoreline about 20 minutes later.
The other man was eventually located and rescued by someone on a jet ski. The jet ski then took him to an HFD rescue boat for further care.
HFD took him to the harbor at Maunalua Bay where Honolulu Emergency Medical Services (EMS) evaluated him for medical treatment.
EMS treated the 55-year-old man who suffered possible fatigue, hypothermia and a cut on his foot, but he declined to be taken to an emergency room. There were no injuries reported from the other boater.
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