Raging stream traps girls on rocks as water rises around them in Hawaii. See rescue
Three girls were rescued from a raging stream in Hawaii as water rose around them, according to officials and video from the incident.
The girls — described as juveniles — became stuck Jan. 26 in Iao Stream on the island of Maui, the Maui County Fire Department said in a Facebook post.
They weren’t able to move off a rocky outcropping in the middle of the fast-moving water, and they were lifted to safety with help from a helicopter, officials said.
They weren’t hurt.
A fire department video shows one of the girls on the rocks as water crashes all around. A rescuer dangling from a helicopter is lowered down to grab the girl and deliver her to safety, the video shows.
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Sara Schilling
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