Honolulu archetypal responders had to much than a half-dozen water rescues during a engaged Christmas Day.

The rescues took spot astir the island, making for a engaged time for Honolulu Ocean Safety and Emergency Medical Services personnel, the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services Department reported today.

At slightest a fistful of those cases took spot astatine astir 3 p.m. In 1 case, lifeguards responded to a telephone astir a 48-year-old antheral who was bodyboarding astatine Makapuu Beach Park and was recovered unresponsive successful the ocean. Lifeguards performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation connected him until EMS arrived and took implicit care. Paramedics administered precocious beingness enactment connected the diligent and transported him to an exigency country successful captious condition.

At astir the aforesaid time, archetypal responders responded to Police Beach connected the North Shore for a 48-year-old pistillate who fractured her ankle. Shortly after, lifeguards responded to a telephone astir a 36-year-old antheral who perchance broke his limb astatine Electric Beach successful West Oahu. Both were transported from the country successful superior condition.

Also astatine astir 3 p.m., EMS responded to a telephone astir 2 hikers astatine the Lanikai Pillbox Trail. One of the hikers, a 60-year-old woman, injured her ankle and was transported successful unchangeable condition; the different hiker, a 56-year-old man, reportedly became sick connected the way but declined transportation.