Maui firefighters rescue 14 stranded hikers

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WAILUKU (AP) — Maui firefighters have rescued 14 hikers stranded by flash flooding.

WAILUKU (AP) — Maui firefighters have rescued 14 hikers stranded by flash flooding.

Maui Fire Department Captain Rylan Yatsushiro said in a statement that authorities received a call from a home overlooking Makamakaole Gulch on Monday afternoon after someone there heard cries for help.

The hikers were in two separate groups in different parts of the gulch. A fire department helicopter flew the seven residents and seven visitors to a safe landing zone along Kahekili Highway.

An ambulance took two 64-year-old visitors to Maui Memorial Medical Center with minor injuries. The other 12 hikers were uninjured.