June 1, 2021
Kaua’i Police resume aerial search for missing UNL student
A Kaua’i Police Public Information Officer told Six News late Tuesday the department’s efforts led them to a vast search of Kōkeʻe, the state park KPD confirmed Martinez reached during part of his hike.
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Wednesday, May 12th, KPD tracked Martinez’s cell phone signal to a Waimea Canyon Road, which is 3,000 feet deep and 10 miles long. It’s also much farther south from Kōkeʻe where they believe Martinez began.
KPD did not share an official press release Tuesday, explaining that the Chief of the search team and other members were so far in the mountains, they were out of communication range.
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June 2, 2021
Searchers sought to look for missing Nebraska man | The Garden Island
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Experienced hikers, mountain bikers and hunters can volunteer for search efforts today, meeting at 8 a.m. or noon at the Koke‘e Museum. Volunteers are asked to download the Gaia GPS or Avenza Map apps.
Volunteers from Kaua‘i Search and Rescue continued to search Tuesday, with focus on Waimea and Koke‘e state parks. An Air-1 pilot and Kaua‘i Police Department detectives did another sweep of both parks from about 9:45 to 11:45 a.m., a KPD spokesperson said.
“Some of the areas covered included Wai‘alae and the state cabin, the area of Camp 10, as well as other parts of the Waimea Canyon,” a spokesperson reported.
“Air-1 also flew over the Alaka‘i Swamp, the edge of the Kalepa Ridge Trail to the Kalalau Lookout, the entire Kalalau Valley, Miloli‘i Beach, Kalalau Beach and the Kalalau Trail. Kaua‘i Search and Rescue also conducted numerous ground searches. There is still no sign of missing 23-year-old Samuel Martinez,” the KPD spokesperson said.