5 people rescued after small airplane emergency landing on farmland on Kauaʻi
The initial report said five people were aboard the plane that made an emergency landing, with only one person injured.
Kauaʻi Fire Department first responders are on scene Friday morning of a small plane emergency landing in the Menehune Road area of Waimea.
Kaua‘i Fire personnel received a report shortly before 9 a.m. of a single-engine aircraft that had made an emergency landing. Initial reports indicate five people were on board.
One person suffered apparent injuries. The four others were not injured.
Personnel from the Waimea and Hanapēpē fire stations, Rescue 3, and Air 1, the on-duty Battalion Chief, American Medical Response, Līhu‘e Airport Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting, the Kaua‘i Police Department, and private landowners, responded to the incident.
Rescue crews extricated the injured passenger from the aircraft and carried the person out by litter.
The public is asked to avoid the area while first responders are on scene.
This is an active incident. Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
