Honolulu firefighters spent Christmas morning pulling off a high-angle rescue on the Koko Head Crater Trail, airlifting an injured hiker from the steep wooden stairs of the popular East Oʻahu route. Crews reached the woman on the exposed steps, secured her, and hoisted her into HFD’s Air 1 helicopter for a short flight to a nearby landing zone, where she was transferred to Emergency Medical Services.
How crews responded
Video from the scene shows firefighters lowering a stretcher from the helicopter while ground crews tend to what appeared to be a leg injury, according to Hawaii News Now. Firefighters climbed the trail’s steep stairs to reach the patient, stabilized her, and prepared a nearby landing zone so Air 1 could safely perform the…..