Honolulu firefighters airlifted a hiker’s pet canine that fell off the aspect of Waimano Trail in Pearl City this morning.
The Honolulu Fire Department mentioned it responded with six items and 17 personnel after receiving a 911 name at 10:06 a.m. for a rescue involving a canine.
The first unit arrived at 10:22 a.m. and secured a touchdown zone close to Pearl City High School. Firefighters on HFD’s Air 1 helicopter carried out a search operation, whereas others rescuers went up the path to go looking by foot.
The caller reported that after mountain climbing for round 45 minutes, the canine fell off the aspect of the path and landed about 20 ft beneath on a “steep mountain slope,” in keeping with a HFD information launch.
Using the caller’s geolocation, rescuers on Air 1 noticed the canine and inserted personnel close by.
The rescuers secured the canine right into a harness, and hoisted the unhurt animal safely again onto the path at round 11:15 a.m., HFD mentioned. The caller and the canine then descended the path with out help.
In the information launch, HFD officers reminded hikers that “preserving your canine on a brief leash is essential for security, courtesy, and management. An off-leash canine can disappear out of sight, and when you can’t see what your canine is doing, you may’t forestall them from stepping into hassle, like encountering one other animal or consuming one thing harmful.
“If there are off-leash areas where you are hiking, only let your dog run free if you have verbal control of your dog, you can see your dog at all times, and you’ve worked on a reliable recall.”
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