The man fell from a 300-foot cliff after climbing over a permanent metal railing at the Steaming Bluff overlook to get closer to the edge...
Posted on 05/03/2019 6:18:02 AM PDT by sodpoodle
A man has been injured after he fell into the caldera of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island, according to officials. The man fell from a 300-foot cliff after climbing over a permanent metal railing at the Steaming Bluff overlook to get closer to the edge, according to a press release from Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. He was rescued by park rangers. (MORE: Satellite images show effects of Kilauea volcano's latest eruption on Hawaii's Big Island) Another visitor reported that the man had fallen around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Search-and-rescue crews found him alive but seriously injured on a narrow ledge about 70 feet down from the cliff around 9 p.m., officials said. The 32-year-old man, whose name has not been released, is an active soldier in the U.S. Army, officials said. His unit was on the island for field training at Pohakuloa Training Area. Visitors should never cross safety barriers, especially around dangerous and destabilized cliff edges. Rescue crews were able to extract him from the ledge using ropes and a helicopter from the Department of Defense, according to the park. He was then airlifted to Hilo Medical Center for urgent care. (MORE: 'They're all gone,' woman says of family members lost in aftermath of Guatemala volcano eruption) A caldera is a cauldron-shaped hollow that forms after a large volume of magma erupts in a short period of time. Last year, a series of eruptions at the Kilauea volcano prompted widespread evacuations in the surrounding areas. Kilauea is one of five volcanoes on the Big Island and is one of the most active volcanoes in the world, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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“Hold muh beer...”
Sooooo close to a Darwin Award.
“fell from a 300-foot cliff after climbing over a permanent metal railing”
People like this really try me as a Christian. lol
The 32-year-old man, whose name has not been released, is an active soldier in the U.S. Army, officials said. His unit was on the island for field training at Pohakuloa Training Area.
I HATE it when I fall off a cliff into a volcano caldera..
Makes for kind of a sucky day.
He had the high ground.
But slipped.
Oh!
This next one is great..!
Here’s me with MAGMA all over my face..!
(adjusts bandanges)
Don’t blame God for this man’s lack of responsibility.
Stupid is supposed to hurt.
L
Not blaming God!!!! He is ever present in life.
In the USA Army , so he was capable of going over the safety barrier, but cannot follow orders.
Was he a virgin?
The man fell from a 300-foot cliff after climbing over a permanent metal railing at the Steaming Bluff overlook to get closer to the edge...
Joe vs the Volcano.
Volcano won this time.
I’ve been there about 10x. Not sure what the purpose was, not like he was going to improve the view much. Seeing that Island and that park should be on everyone’s bucket list.
In March I climbed up Fissure 8. Wow... it’s a few hundred yards from my sisters house.
I feel bad for him because he is a soldier so I won’t say anything bad about him other than, of course he should have known better.
Hope he fully recovers.
when I saw you posted this...I thought it was a joke!!!
I hope they make this soldier pay for his injuries as an expensive lesson.
But did he at least get a selfie?
The military should boot this moron out.
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