Hawaii firefighter dies after being swept into a storm drain while helping residents

A Maui County firefighter has died much than a week aft he was swept into a drain during a large wind that brought flooding to nan Hawaiian island, officials said successful a statement.

Tre' Evans-Dumaran, 24, was assisting residents connected nan land connected Jan. 27 erstwhile he was swept away. He was yet recovered wherever nan drain ended 800 yards distant adjacent nan shoreline astatine Kulanihakoi Street, according to nan statement.

A flood informing was successful spot for Maui astatine nan clip owed to "hazardous weather" that included dense rainfall and prompted road closures, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green's agency said successful a news release.

Evans-Dumaran was successful captious information astatine nan Maui Memorial Medical Center and "slowly making affirmative and promising signs of progress" until Saturday, erstwhile region officials confirmed his death.

"We want to convey nan full organization for nan outpouring of emotion during this time," his mother, Chelsie Evans, said successful a connection shared by nan county. "My bosom tells maine that Tre’ wants to opportunity convey you for loving his family, his occurrence ‘ohana, his friends during this time. He’d want group to support giving blood, to support doing your portion arsenic a hero, successful nan measurement he lived each time connected Earth."

In a statement, Maui County Fire Chief Brad Ventura said Evans-Dumaran, who was pinch nan section for 3 years, "was truthful happy to service people."

"Tre’ loved being a firefighter and he loved those he worked with. Serving nan organization came people to him because he was truthful happy to service people," Ventura said.

Maui Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. said his "heart was surgery by nan news."

"Every time our emergency responders put their lives astatine consequence to thief others, looking retired for nan organization they serve," he said. "This is simply a reminder of that consequence and nan courageous activity they do for each of us."