Hiker that survived fall from Olomana warns others "It's not worth it"

LOCAL HIKER SAYS "IT'S NOT WORTH IT!" SHE SAYS SHE'S LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND TALKED TO OUR JENN BONEZA ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER AND HOW IT HAS CHANGED HER. JENN: "IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL MONDAY MORNING, 42-YEAR-OLD MAY, AND HER FRIENDS DECIDED TO WALK THE OLOMANA TRAIL. LITTLE SHE KNEW IT WAS A CHOICE THAT WOULD CHANGE HER LIFE FOREVER." MAY WAS AN AVID WALKER. SHE LIVED FOR A RUSH AND LOVED TO PUBLISH HER SUMMITS. MAY, SURVIVED THE FALL OF THE THIRD PEAK OF OLOMANA: "THE MORE DIFFICULT THE HIKE IS, THE MORE DIFFICULT TO WALK, THE MORE RIGHTS YOU GIVE YOU TO POST IT ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA" A HIKE ON YOUR BUCKET LIST: OLOMANA.

HE HAD WALKED IT WITH FRIENDS IN DECEMBER 2021.1, BUT ONLY REACHED THE SECOND PEAK BECAUSE IT WAS VERY WET. SO THEY LEFT AGAIN ON JANUARY 17TH. FROM THE BEGINNING THERE WERE SIGNS TELLING HIM NOT TO GO. MAY, SURVIVED THE FALL OF OLOMANA THIRD PEAK: FIRST, IN THE MORNING MY CAR WON'T START. "BUT SHE PERSISTED AND CALLED AN UBER. ONCE THERE, THINGS WERE A LITTLE SMOOTHER. MAY, SURVIVED THE FALL OF OLOMANA THIRD PEAK: I WAS WITH MY FRIENDS WE WERE ALL HAVING FUN, ENJOYING, TAKING PHOTOS AND EVERYTHING," HE DID IT ALL THE WAY TO THE SECOND PEAK. THEN SHE STARTED TO FEEL NERVOUS.

MAY, I SURVIVED THE FALL OF THE THIRD PEAK OF OLOMANA: MY FEELING TOLD ME TO TURN AROUND NOT TO COMPLETE THE HIKE ANY MORE BUT I NEVER LISTENED TO MY FEELING " MAY, I SURVIVED THE FALL OF THE THIRD PEAK OF OLOMANA: I TRIED TO CLIMB TO THE THIRD PEAK. I Caught THE ROPE, HE LOST GRIP ON THE FOOT AND ACCIDENTALLY LOST GRIP ON THE ROPE " HE WAS FALLING 20 FEET LANDING ON HIS BACK, THEN HE ROLLED ANOTHER HUNDRED FEET UNTIL HIS LEG WAS STUCK IN A ROCK. MAY, SURVIVED THE FALL FROM THE THIRD PEAK OF OLOMANA: THIS ROCK, WHICH KEPT ME FROM FALLING ANOTHER 1000 FEET MORE" HAD MULTIPLE FRACTURES IN THE SPINE, NOW HAS A TITANIUM PLATE ON HIS BACK, HE SUFFERED MULTIPLE CUTS ON THE HEAD AND ALL OVER HIS BODY SPENT A WEEK IN THE HOSPITAL, SEVERAL MORE IN REHABILITATION.

HE SUFFERED MEMORY LOSS AND WAS OFF WORK FOR THREE MONTHS FRIDAY WAS HIS SECOND DAY BACK TO WORK AND HE SAYS THERE ARE MOUNTAINS OF MEDICAL BILLS AS HE WALKS IN. AND SHE REGRETS GOING. MAY, SURVIVED THE FALL FROM THE THIRD PEAK OF OLOMANA: NOT EVERYONE IS AS LUCKY AS ME. I'M HAPPY TO BE ALIVE." AT LEAST 4 PEOPLE HAVE DIED WALKING TO OLOMANA. SHE SAYS HIKERS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE RISKS. MAY, SURVIVED THE FALL OF THE THIRD PEAK OF OLOMAMANA: "ONE WRONG MOVE AND YOU'LL BE DEAD" MAY, SURVIVED THE FALL OF THE THIRD PEAK OF OLOMAMANA: "A LITTLE BIT AGO YOU ASKED ME IF IT'S WORTH IT, NO, IT'S DEFINITELY NOT WORTH IT.

IT'S NOT WORTH IT " JENN BONEZA KHON2 NEWS WORKING FOR HAWAII