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American tourist falls 30 feet off cliffside trail in vacation hot spot
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A tourist is lucky to be alive after plunging nearly 30 feet off a cliff and toward an erupting volcano while visiting a popular Hawaiian hot spot last week.
In an attempt to get a better view of the Kīlauea volcanic eruption, the 30-year-old man from Boston wandered from the park’s Byron Ledge Trail, but “got too close to the sheer cliff edge” on Wednesday, according to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Luckily, a tree broke the man’s fall, saving him from plunging “another hundred feet or so to the caldera floor, which could have resulted in his death.”
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Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano erupts for the 21st time on May 11, 2025, in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Gary Miller/Getty Images)
Search and rescue teams that were already in the area to manage traffic began searching for the man at approximately 9 p.m., after receiving reports that an individual had plunged 30 feet below the cliff.
The man – who was not carrying a flashlight or headlamp – was pulled to safety in a high-angle rescue by officials rappelling down the cliff and only suffered minor facial injuries, according to the park.
The volcano is considered one of the world’s most active and on the day of the accident, was erupting with lava fountains of more than 1,000 feet, according to the National Park Service.
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The tourist plunged down a steep path on the side of the cliff and landed in a tree, according to authorities. (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park/Facebook)
Search teams in the area rappelled down the side of the cliff to rescue the tourist, who had landed in a tree after falling 30 feet toward an active volcano in Hawaii. (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park/Facebook)
Kīlauea began its latest activity in December 2024, “with eruptions separated by pauses lasting several days or more,” Hawaii’s National Park Service said.
The incident comes after the park previously warned visitors to remain vigilant after a small child nearly plummeted into the active volcano just days after it began erupting.
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People watch as Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano erupts for the 21st time on May 11, 2025, in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. (Gary Miller/Getty Images)
“A toddler wandered off from his family and in a split second, ran straight toward the 400-foot cliff edge,” the park said in a press release. “His mother, screaming, managed to grab him in the nick of time just a foot or so away from a fatal fall. Disaster was averted, and the shaken family departed.”
In addition to spewing hot lava, the volcano can also emit toxic gasses and “glassy volcanic particulates,” called tephra, making close encounters with the natural phenomenon highly dangerous.
Aerial of Waipio Bay and Valley in Big Island Hawaii. (iStock)
“The hazards that coincide with an eruption are dangerous, and we have safety measures in place including closed areas, barriers, closure signs, and traffic management,” Park Superintendent Rhonda Loh previously said in a statement. “Your safety is our utmost concern, but we rely on everyone to recreate responsibility. National parks showcase nature’s splendor but they are not playgrounds.”
The National Park Service did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Pride Month looks different this June along Boise’s Harrison Boulevard, where a long-standing tradition of hanging Pride flags on lamp posts has been put on hold after a new state law restricted which flags can be flown on government property.
For several years, Pride flags lined lamp posts along Harrison Boulevard in Boise’s North End neighborhood. But Idaho House Bill 561, signed by Gov. Brad Little in March, restricts which flags can be flown on government property, including the City of Boise’s Harrison lamp posts.
In response, a group of neighbors formed Pride North End and launched a distribution effort to help residents show support from their own front yards. The group has been making Pride flags and yard signs available to people who want to display them at home.
“I thought that I would…be a personal example of ‘yes, this is what I do.’ This is what I believe in,” said Edna Schochat, a North End resident.
Pride North End has already distributed more than 900-yard signs and 250 flags. The group’s original donation goal was around $2,000 to order 100 flags and 200 yard signs, but it has exceeded that GoFundMe goal, reaching $10,000 worth of donations.
The group plans to continue holding public flag and sign distributions through the end of the month.
“We cannot just say something without doing something that proves that we mean what we say,” Schochat said.
Pride North End said any leftover funds after materials are distributed will go to local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. A link to the group’s GoFundMe can be found here.
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