Posted on 10:38 am, Monday, March 19, 2012. Tags: drowning, hilo, police, rainbow falls, wailuku river
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 cardiopulmonary resuscitation when officers arrived. He had reportedly jumped into a tide pool about 1/8-mile from the river bank and been held under water by white wash for about two minutes.
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Posted on 11:07 pm, Saturday, March 17, 2012. Tags: drowning, hilo, wailuku river
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 inaccessiblity of the area the fire deparment helicopter airlifted the victim via billy pugh net for transport to Hilo Medical Center.
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Posted on 8:14 pm, Thursday, October 20, 2011. Tags: hilo, hvo, lava, usgs, volcano watch, wailuku river
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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Posted on 4:20 pm, Sunday, April 11, 2010. Tags: boiling pots, fire, missing swimmer, police, wailuku river
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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Posted on 7:12 pm, Saturday, April 10, 2010. Tags: missing, swimmer, wailuku river
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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Posted on 7:45 pm, Thursday, April 8, 2010. Tags: fire, wailuku river
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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Posted on 4:41 pm, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Tags: boiling pots, hilo, wailuku river
No sign Wednesday in search for missing swimmer in Wailuku River; search to continue Thursday morning
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Posted on 1:46 am, Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Tags: swift water rescue, wailuku river
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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