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On Wednesday, a 27-year-old Florida woman fell about 10 feet from the shoreline into the ocean at Nakalele Point in West Maui, according to the Maui Fire Department.
Maui firefighters and Ocean Safety officers responded to the incident at 12:42 p.m. after receiving a report the woman had fallen into the water and was unable to get out.
When rescue crews arrived, the woman was floating face down about 40 yards offshore from the popular site featuring trails along the rocky coastline and the Nakalele Blowhole.
Firefighters aboard Rescue 10, operating from Air 1, hoisted the unresponsive woman from the water and flew her to the roadway, where firefighters continued CPR.
After the woman regained a pulse, she was transferred to an air ambulance and flown to Maui Memorial Medical Center in critical condition.
Responding units included Engine 11, Ocean Safety Jet Ski 11 and Rescue 10 aboard Air 1. The rescue concluded at 2:35 p.m.