Firefighter Makes Brave Rescue after Teen Enters Closed Beach, Gets Stuck on Rocks in Dangerous Surf
Monday afternoon was almost the last Monday afternoon one teen from Oahu ever got to experience after entering a tide pool closed for the winter and getting stranded on the rocks. Queen’s Bath, located in Princeville…
Monday afternoon was almost the last Monday afternoon one teen from Oahu ever got to experience after entering a tide pool closed for the winter and getting stranded on the rocks.
Queen’s Bath, located in Princeville, Kauai, is a common attraction for its natural beauty — but in the winter, that beauty is especially dangerous, and the access gate to the popular water feature has been closed since October of last year to prevent exactly this sort of accident.
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The path to the pool is still closed, but that didn’t deter one 16-year-old girl from risking her life for a thrill.
When reports came in that a female teenager was trapped on the rocks at around noon on Monday, Firefighters, a helicopter and lifeguards on jetskis responded to the scene.
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One firefighter took his own life in his hands to save the girl, venturing out into the turbulent water to rescue