Kauai Teams Airlift Injured Visitor

Firefighters, Lifeguard, Paramedics Participate In Rescue

POSTED: 11:23 am HST October 9, 2009

HONOLULU -- Kauai emergency workers airlifted a tourist who injured his legs at Hanakapiai Beach on Thursday afternoon.

The 52-year-old man from Vancouver, Canada, could not walk out on his own, officials said.

Emergency crews treated the man and airlifted him to Princeville Airport, where medics took him to Wilcox Memorial Hospital.

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