US Coast Guard and off-duty lifeguard rescued Kahiau Kawa, 17, after he became separated from his school’s paddling teamA teenager in Hawaii was recovering on Friday after spending more than 11 hours clinging to a kayak before being rescued during an overnight ocean search by an off-duty lifeguard and the US Coast Guard.Kahiau Kawai, 17, had gotten separated from his high school paddling team on Wednesday after capsizing approximately half a mile south of Honolulu’s Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort. He was on a 20-foot kayak and was not wearing a lifejacket, the coast guard said. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-10-19 13:17:16
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Hawaii teenager rescued after spending night clinging to kayak in ocean
