02-01-2018, 07:53 AM
Just in from Hawaii Tribune-Herald:
"A hiker died today while viewing lava in lower Puna.
“There has been a death; we can confirm that,” said Jessica Ferracane, spokeswoman for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Both county helicopters were reportedly called to the scene.
Few other details were immediately available. Ferracane said the park and the county is working to figure out whether the death occurred inside the park or not and whose jurisdiction the investigation will fall to.
This story will be updated as more details become available. "
"A hiker died today while viewing lava in lower Puna.
“There has been a death; we can confirm that,” said Jessica Ferracane, spokeswoman for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Both county helicopters were reportedly called to the scene.
Few other details were immediately available. Ferracane said the park and the county is working to figure out whether the death occurred inside the park or not and whose jurisdiction the investigation will fall to.
This story will be updated as more details become available. "