
Honolulu Ocean Safety Rescues Multiple People on Windy Day
May 4, 2024
Around 8:15 a.m., Honolulu Ocean Safety and the Honolulu Fire Department were notified of a possible missing person off of Lanai Lookout. It was unknown if the person was in the water at the time of the report. After a search in rough, choppy waters, the decision was made to continue the search with HFD's air assets and Ocean Safety suspended its ocean search.
Just before 11:00 a.m., Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded with Ocean Safety and the Honolulu Fire Department to an elderly swimmer who was pulled from the waters fronting Fort DeRussy. Bystanders performed cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until first responders arrived. Paramedics took over with advanced life-support and transported the patient in critical condition to an emergency room. Just after 2:00 p.m. today, Honolulu Ocean Safety responded to three young children and two adults on inflatable stand-up paddlebaords, who were in serious trouble near Iroquois Point. Ocean Safety responded via jet ski and secured a mother and her 6-year old son, and their small dog and brought them to shore safely. Lifeguards then rescued a mother and her two young children about 1,000 yards offshore in the channel between Hickam Air Force Base and Iroquois Point. No one was wearing a life-jacket, except the dog. No one required emergency medical attention. Around 3:00 p.m. today, Ocean Safety responded with multiple assets to two kite surfers, both adult males, in distress off of Mokuleia Beach. Ocean Safety co-responded with the Honolulu Fire Department and lifeguards made contact with one of the kite surfers, who made it to shore on his own. HFD rescuers
brought the second kite-surfer to shore safely. They did not require medical attention. Lifeguards said there were strong winds at the time of the rescue.
Also just after 3:10 p.m., Honolulu Ocean Safety responded to a 26-foot boat that broke down off of Leahi Leahi Point. Ocean Safety responded via jet ski and reported three people onboard were all safe. Ocean Safety assisted the vessel and the people safely to shore.
Lifeguards reported windy and rainy conditions around the island. Please remember if headed out onto the ocean, to check the conditions, wear proper safety equipment on recreational water crafts and carry a cell phone.