Search ongoing for missing diver near makuu point, Keaau HI
Medical EmergencyA diver has gone missing after jumping off makuu point near makuu pond. Emergency teams including rescue boats, helicopter, fire, and medical units are searching the area. The missing diver's silver sedan was found unoccupied near a red gate on beach road.
Audio|Source: Big Island Hawaii Puna, Volcano, Kau Public Safety
06:39
Transcript:
00:00
Company 18, respond for missing diver.
00:03
Company 10, stand down.
00:05
This is makuu point, approximately half a mile south.
00:08
Company 18 respond to makuu point.
00:11
This should be approximately half a mile south of makuu point for missing diver.
00:14
Company 10 per battalion one, stand down.
00:16
Time at 1259.
00:18
Can I now?
00:19
T6. Can I make a check for this drop call? Signing at 1793 kilaV, conference factor of 21 meters.
00:30
There's an open line, sounding like a car radio in the background,
00:34
on the call back getting only a voicemail.
00:35
Control X2 Rescue Boat 2 responding, chopper response.
00:39
Chopper hornet will be responding shortly.
00:43
Copy.
00:44
Medics 7 respond to near royal point ciana drive for a patient not feeling well.
00:51
Medics 7 respond to near royal point ciana drive for a patient not feeling well.
00:56
Time at 1301.
00:57
Go ahead.
00:58
So I got an updated location from the RP.
01:01
So you're going to have to go down beach road, and they're at an area where there's a red gate on the makai side known as makuu pond.
01:09
The RP's going to try to miss down the roadway and flag us down.
01:11
Copy.
01:12
The 3-6-1-7-15 are way of both-flight beacheside off each other.
01:16
No, 4. Our control bar, I can't eat here responding.
01:18
Copy much 18. 18. 429 to 815.
01:19
I'm going to check the vehicles on here.
01:22
No. I'm marking a tiny number.
01:24
Senator 37.
01:25
Central 37.
01:26
Go ahead, 7.
01:28
The person that we're looking for, the missing diver is (name withheld).
01:31
The vehicle should be a silver sedan at the makuu point.
01:36
Go ahead.
01:38
4-08, silver sedan.
01:40
Yeah, that's the car, that's the girlfriend's.
01:44
Copy.
01:47
439, if you can just stay with the vehicle and conduct some air checks, see if anyone saw an emergency.
01:52
Okay, 439 o'clock the vehicle is unoccupied.
01:54
Fire control fast, proper ones, each squad to two, makuu point for the existing divers.
02:00
Three souls outboards, private McDonagh, firefighter, stories,
02:05
and F-RAS Yamashita.
02:08
We have two hours of fuel, but it will be the rest.
02:09
And Central 815.
02:10
I'm at the open red gate.
02:12
It's about a half mile in southbound on beach road from the point.
02:17
Time for. 813, I'm awfully then.
02:18
So far.
02:19
So, sorry, so RB should be walking up to your direction.
02:21
The other diver is still looking on the shoreline.
02:22
I just have the quarters.
02:26
Hi. That's great people who will be ready to do that.
02:29
One one needs central.
02:30
I'm penny. Number one is our control okay.
02:31
Top of the law is on, ops, use call coffee.
02:35
All right and clear.
02:36
Made contact with the RP, he's heading up to beach road, flagged down the fire captain.
02:41
He is half miles south of makuu point, got a report of a missing diver who jumped off of makuu point, headed south.
02:49
Unknown description or age.
02:50
Missing about two hours ago.
02:52
Go ahead.
02:56
We'll be off that kona and tree firms.
02:59
Chopper all copy.
03:00
Batarian one copy.
03:02
Show me off. Time for.
03:03
Night 12 century, I'm self now and eight off.
03:05
Copy. I make contact with RP.
03:07
Can you guys direct chopper one into the last known point so they can start their search?
03:13
What kind of one copy?
03:15
BUSRF 18 copy, break practice or resume, manning responding to this call.
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Location mentioned:
Makuʻu Point, Keaau, HI 96749
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