Hawaii Firefighters Rescue Stranded Boaters

    Oct. 14, 2010
    HONOLULU -- Big Island firefighters on Wednesday morning rescued two men drifting in a small boat off Mahukona. A helicopter found the 8-foot dinghy about a mile off shore after receiving a call shortly after 10 a.m. The boaters could not paddle back to shore because of strong winds, fire officials said. The fire department directed a passing boat to help tow the dinghy to shore. Crews took one of the men to North Kohala Hospital for observation.

    HONOLULU --

    Big Island firefighters on Wednesday morning rescued two men drifting in a small boat off Mahukona.

    A helicopter found the 8-foot dinghy about a mile off shore after receiving a call shortly after 10 a.m.

    The boaters could not paddle back to shore because of strong winds, fire officials said.

    The fire department directed a passing boat to help tow the dinghy to shore.

    Crews took one of the men to North Kohala Hospital for observation.

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