Updated at 9:08 a.m., Friday, July 27, 2007
2 lost hikers viewing lava found safe on Big Island
Advertiser Staff
Two hikers who became lost overnight while trying to view lava activity on the Big Island were found uninjured this morning by Hawai'i County firefighters.The men — one is 29 and the other 32 — left for their hike from the parking lot at the end of Highway 130 in Kalapana at about 2:30 p.m. to view lava activity above Royal Gardens, Big Island firefighters said.
Shortly before 2 a.m., the men used a cell phone to call 911 and reported that they were cold and wet and lost at an elevation of about 2,000 feet.
Firefighters could not find the hikers in the darkness. Another crew returned at daybreak, found the men and returned them to the parking area.
