Thurston Lava Tube - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI
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A 71-year-old male visitor from Japan died after suffering from an apparent heart attack at Thurston Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. (Hawaii News Now, February 6th 2015)
Waymark Code: WMR25X
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 05/01/2016
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The Thurston Lava tube is the most accessible lava tube on the Big Island of Hawaii. Discovered in 1913 by newspaper publisher Lorrin Thurston, this dark recess is the result of subterranean lava which once flowed through this young section of earth. 400 years old and 600 feet long, the tube is now lit by electric lights to create an eerie glow for visitors who venture inside.
The article reads:
"A 71-year-old male visitor from Japan died Thursday, February 5, after suffering from an apparent heart attack at Thurston Lava Tube in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Acting Chief Ranger John Broward reported that the man was hiking out of the lava tube with a tour group, at approximately 1 p.m. After walking up the steepest section of the trail, the visitor felt fatigued, was short of breath, and sat down to rest.
Shortly after sitting down, he collapsed, lost consciousness, and stopped breathing.
Several visiting nurses and a tour operator performed CPR until park rangers arrived with an automated external defibrillator, or AED. Rangers went through three cycles of CPR and AED analysis but the man's heart was not in a rhythm the machine could detect.
County of Hawai‘i Medic 19 arrived and assumed care. After county medics completed their protocols, a doctor from the Hilo Medical Center pronounced the visitor dead through online medical control.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending further notification of his family."
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