HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu Police Department said no foul play is suspected after a missing hiker was found dead on the Maili Pillbox Trail.
The 911 call came in around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28.
More than 15 Honolulu Fire Department personnel were sent to the trail to begin their search, with the first company arriving seven minutes after the initial call.
“Command was established and HFD personnel made their way to search for the missing hiker on foot. A second unit secured a nearby landing zone to prepare for air operations,” said HFD in a news release.
The hiker was later found unresponsive. HFD personnel “packaged the victim” before taking him off the trail to be treated by Honolulu Emergency Medical Services at 1:30 a.m.
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Honolulu police said the death pronouncement was made and notified the Medical Examiner’s Office to continue the investigation.