A teenage college student lost their life after slipping from a muddy hiking trail in Hawaii during an illegal New Year’s Eve party.
Tiare Couto, 19, tragically fell to her death on the morning of January 1 while leaving the Pūpūkea-Paumalū State Park Reserve in Oahu during heavy rain, per local news outlet The Honolulu Civil Beat. Over 200 teenagers and young adults convened for the annual unauthorized party in a secluded, forested area along the trail.
Per the local outlet, a Honolulu police report reveals that a group of young women approached an officer in an elementary school parking lot near the trailhead around 12:30 a.m. They reported losing their friend while leaving a crowded party. The officer stayed with the women for three hours, waiting as other attendees gradually emerged from the trail…