Jan. 28, 2023 The Maui County firefighter was swept approximately 800 yards to where the drain empties into the ocean.
Source Firehouse.com News
A Maui County firefighter is in critical condition after flood waters swept him out to sea.
The firefighter was responding with a crew to flooded residences when he was caught up in a four-foot-wide storm drain in Kihei, KHON reported.
The storm waters carried him approximately 800 yards to where the drain empties into the ocean. His crew was able to retrieve him from the shoreline.
He was then transported to Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition.