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Hawaii Fire Department personnel rescued a kayaker Sunday morning off the North Kohala coast.
According to a written statement, the alarm was sounded at 10:39 a.m. after dispatchers received a call about kayaker in distress approximately two miles offshore from Mahukona Beach Park.
Ten units, including both county helicopters and a rescue boat responded, with the first unit arriving on-scene at 10:55 a.m.
Chopper 2 located the man, who couldn’t make it ashore because of strong offshore winds. The helicopter hovered over the kayaker, who was not identified, until a firefighter aboard a jet ski arrived and towed the man ashore.
The rescued man didn’t require medical attention.