一份海岸警卫队新闻稿称,美国海岸警卫队和当地官员正在搜寻一名49岁的男子和他16岁的儿子,他们于周二早上在瓦胡岛东海岸徒步旅行后失踪。
据官员说,家庭成员说,这对夫妇周二早上7点左右离开酒店,去Hanauma Bay Rock Bridge Trail远足。新闻稿称,早上8点45分,路人在小路附近发现了一个装有该男子物品的背包,并通知了檀香山警察局。
据美国广播公司报道,警方、檀香山消防局、檀香山海洋安全局和海岸警卫队在确认这对父子失踪后,于周二上午晚些时候展开了联合搜索行动。
这对父子的名字还没有公布。
消防部门说,这些机构沿着小路和周围地区进行了搜索,并部署了消防部门的直升机和救援船,安全部门的水上摩托和海岸警卫队的资源。
消防官员说,由于恶劣的天气条件,这项任务于当地时间周二下午5点30分暂停,原定于周三上午恢复。
Father, son missing off Oahu coast, search underway
The United States Coast Guardand local officials are conducting a search for a 49-year-old man and his 16-year-old son who went missing Tuesday morning after leaving for a hike on the eastern coast of Oahu, a Coast Guard press release said.
Family members said the pair left their hotel at around 7 a.m. Tuesday to hike the Hanauma Bay Rock Bridge Trail, according to officials. Passersby found a backpack containing the man's belongings near the trail at 8:45 a.m. and notified the Honolulu Police Department, the release said.
Police, theHonolulu Fire Department, Honolulu Ocean Safety Department and the Coast Guard launched a joint search operation late Tuesday morning after confirmation that the father and son were missing, ABC News Honoluluaffiliate KITVreported.
The names of the father and son have not been released.
The agencies searched along the trail and surrounding areas, and deployed fire department helicopters and rescue boat, safety department jet skis and Coast Guard resources, the fire department said.
The mission wassuspended at 5:30 p.m. local time Tuesday due to adverse weather conditions and was scheduled to resume Wednesday morning, fire officials said.





