Man Drowns In Flood-Swollen Stream On Kauai

It’s the first death attributed to Lane, a onetime hurricane that has deluged Kauai after skirting past the islands.

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LIHUE, Kauai (AP) — Officials are reporting the first death associated with a powerful storm that initially threatened Hawaii as a hurricane and later weakened to a tropical depression.

Kauai County officials said Wednesday firefighters pulled the body of a 30-year-old man from a Koloa stream. Police identified him as local resident Joshua Bradbury.

He was found Tuesday after a resident called 911 saying he saw Bradbury jump into the stream and float away. Police say Bradbury was apparently trying to save a dog.

This Monday, Aug. 27, 2018 photo provided by the County of Kauai shows flooding at Ala Eke near the town of Hanalei on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. Officials are urging some residents on Kauai to evacuate because heavy rains are causing streams to rise. Emergency officials strongly urge some south Kauai residents to voluntarily evacuate Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. The National Weather Service says leftover moisture from Tropical Depression Lane is bringing rain to Kauai. (County of Kauai via AP)
This Monday photo provided by the County of Kauai shows flooding at Ala Eke near the town of Hanalei. AP

Kauai roads and taro patches flooded Tuesday as leftover moisture from Tropical Depression Lane dumped heavy rain on the island.

Lane is the nation’s second rainiest tropical cyclone since 1950. Mountain View on the Big Island recorded 52.02 inches of rain from Aug. 22 through Sunday.

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