Fire/rescue crews responded to a 5:50 p.m. alarm Monday (Sept 14) to Wailuku River Boiling Pots State Park for a missing swimmer. A witness said he was swimming in the upper pond at Boiling Pots with a 62-year-old woman when both began to be pulled downstream by the fast-moving current. Both attempted to swim towards […]
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Woman missing after being washed away at Wailuku River’s Boiling Pots
Posted on 11:37 pm, Monday, September 14, 2015.
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Drowning Hilo man pulled from Wailuku River Saturday dies
Posted on 10:38 am, Monday, March 19, 2012.
A Big Island man died Saturday after jumping into the Wailuku River in Hilo. He has been identified as 23-year-old Joseph Tancredi of Hilo. South Hilo patrol officers responded to a 6:30 p.m. report of a drowning in an area of the river just above Rainbow Falls. Tancredi’s acquaintances were attempting to revive him with […]
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Drowning man pulled from Wailuku River, in critical condition Saturday (March 17)
Posted on 11:07 pm, Saturday, March 17, 2012.
Hawaii County fire/rescue responded to a 6:28 p.m. alarm to rescue a swimmer in the Wailuku River about .5 miles upstream of Rainbow Falls Saturday (March 17). A 23 year-old man had been submerged for about two minutes in the river before being pulled to shore by bystanders who then started CPR. Due to the […]
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Volcano Watch: Columnar jointing provides clues to cooling history of lava flows
Posted on 8:14 pm, Thursday, October 20, 2011.
Above Hilo’s iconic Rainbow Falls on the Wailuku River is Boiling Pots. This area, named for the many “potholes†in the river bed, churns and roils after a hard rain in the mountains.
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Body of missing swimmer Ritzel recovered from Wailuku River
Posted on 4:20 pm, Sunday, April 11, 2010.
The body of missing swimmer Ryan Ritzel was recovered Sunday morning (April 11) after being located by the fire department helicopter crew near the area of the Wailuku River where he was last seen.
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Full-time search for missing Wailuku River swimmer ends
Posted on 7:12 pm, Saturday, April 10, 2010.
After another day of fruitless searching for missing swimmer Ryan Ritzel, the Fire Department now plans to halt full-time efforts.
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Search for missing swimmer continues Thursday (April 8)
Posted on 7:45 pm, Thursday, April 8, 2010.
Fire/rescue crews continued the search for missing swimmer Ryan J. Ritzel Thursday (April 8) in the Wailuku River. Crews searched from Boiling Pots to Hilo Bay along the Wailuku River.
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Swimmer missing at Boiling Pots area of Wailuku River
Posted on 4:41 pm, Tuesday, April 6, 2010.
No sign Wednesday in search for missing swimmer in Wailuku River; search to continue Thursday morning
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Two rescued from Wailuku River
Posted on 1:46 am, Tuesday, February 17, 2009.
MEDIA RELEASE The Fire Department reports it conducted a swift water rescue Monday evening after two people got in trouble in Wailuku River. Fire/rescue crews spotted and rescued two men – ages 23 and 26 – who were trapped in the waters off Piikea Street. In addition to an engine, a medic unit and three […]
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