"The 57-year-old Kauai resident texted the Kauai Fire Department on the morning of Oct. 29 from the Kalalau Trail, the fire department wrote in a news release from last Thursday. The hiker reported that he was experiencing fever and weakness due to an infection from a spider bite and was unable to hike out himself. Rescue personnel with the Lihue Fire Station then arrived at Kalalau Beach via helicopter and found the hiker to be "ambulatory but in visible distress," according to the fire department."
"Personnel administered medical aid before loading him into the helicopter and transporting him to a softball field in Waimea, from which he was taken to a local hospital for further medical assistance. The Kauai Fire Department is unable to provide an update on the man's condition or what type of spider bit him, a department spokesperson told SFGATE. The Kalalau trail, a 22-mile trek along sheer cliffs and through dense jungle, is known for being stunning but strenuous - and sometimes treacherous."
A 57-year-old Kauai resident became incapacitated on the Kalalau Trail on Oct. 29 from a rapidly worsening infection after an apparent spider bite, reporting fever and weakness. He texted the Kauai Fire Department and rescue personnel from the Lihue Fire Station arrived by helicopter to Kalalau Beach. Personnel found him ambulatory but in visible distress, administered aid, and transported him by helicopter to a softball field in Waimea for transfer to a local hospital. The Kauai Fire Department could not provide an update on his condition or the spider species. The Kalalau Trail is a 22-mile, strenuous route with numerous rescues annually. The southern black widow and brown widow are spiders of concern in Hawaii and their bites require immediate medical attention.
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