Air Station Barbers Point C-130 Hercules Aircrew Located The Kayakers
An extended search for missing Hawaiian kayakers, that was beginning to look doubtful, has turned out to have a far more positive resolution. The Coast Guard HAS found two overdue kayakers off Punalu’u Beach, Thursday. An Air Station Barbers Point C-130 Hercules aircrew located the kayakers and air dropped a message block to make contact. The kayakers confirmed they did not need Coast Guard assistance and were not in any distress. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu watchstanders received a report at 6:38 p.m., Wednesday, from a good Samaritan stating she saw the kayakers depart earlier in the day and had not returned though it was sunset.
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