The Maui County Fire Department said three girls were rescued Sunday after they got stuck on a group of rocks amid rising stream waters.
MAUI, Hawaii – Three girls were airlifted to safety after being stuck on an outcropping in the middle of a raging stream on the island of Maui.
Maui County Firefighters said they were called to the rescue as the waters of Iao Stream rose around them.
Video of the rescue shows the rushing water crashing around a pile of rocks as a member of the rescue team is lowered down toward where the girls were stranded.
Firefighter airlifted in to save girl from rushing stream.
(Maui County Fire Department/ Facebook / FOX Weather)
After landing on the rocks, the rescuer makes quick work of attaching one of the girls to the cable, and they are then both carried over to the edge of the stream.
“It does not need to be raining where you are for flooding to take place in streams, gulches, and drainage,” Maui County Fire Department said.
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Girl is airlifted to safety from middle of rushing Iao Stream on Maui Sunday.
(Maui County Fire Department/Facebook / FOX Weather)
All three girls were airlifted to safety and weren’t hurt.
Half an inch of rain was reported Sunday at nearby Kahului Airport on Maui, according to National Weather Service data.