“We’d… like to extend our thoughts and our sympathies to the family,” said Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Keopele Gowan
NEED TO KNOW
- Officials have suspended the search for a father and son who went missing while on a hike in Hawaii on Tuesday, June 23
- The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies said in a press conference that they searched over 1,000 land miles and 100 coastal miles for the missing pair
- The search was called off at about 7:30 p.m. local time on Friday, June 26
The search has been suspended for a father and son, who disappeared earlier this week on a hike in Hawaii.
Authorities in the state announced in a press conference shared by the local news outlet KHON2 on Friday, June 26, that they have suspended their search for the pair, identified as a 49-year-old man and his 16-year-old son.
The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies said they had been searching since Tuesday, June 23, from “sun up to sundown” for the missing father and son. During the press conference, officials confirmed 11 units with 25 personnel searched more than 1,000 miles on land…