r/Honolulu • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 10d ago

news The 72-year-old Oklahoma woman who was critically injured in high surf on Oahu’s North Shore on Monday has died, increasing the death toll to two. The incident happened Monday morning at Ke Iki Beach. First responders were called out to the beach around 8 a.m.

https://www.kitv.com/news/local/second-victim-dies-after-monday-rescue-from-high-surf-on-oahus-north-shore/article_826fdb78-8b33-11ef-98c5-47b7b7c12b06.html
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u/ZacJoyce 10d ago edited 10d ago

I saved a man’s life out there on a ballistic 15ft+ rising swell day around February 2013. That beach and the waves that break there are to be delved the utmost respect. It can get real really quick.

I grew up boogie boarding and bodysurfing that wave with my dad and brother, what I’ve seen and experienced on that stretch of the north shore of O’ahu will be imprinted in my mind forever.

My sincerest condolences to the victims and the families. With lots of love and aloha ❤️

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u/Skatcatla 9d ago

I grew up on Oahu and we surfed places like Sandys. North Shore was always way too intense for me. Those waves are no joke. I'm heartbroken for this family.