Man’s Body Recovered From Mountain

Rangers discovered a body on a rock outcrop 500 feet below Leleiwi overlook at the crater rim at 8,800 feet on June 27th. Firefighters from Maui Fire Department’s Rescue 10 from Kahului responded and rappeled down an extremely steep scree slope to recover the body. MFD’s Air-One helicopter then short-hauled the body to the overlook. Positive identification and cause of death are pending completion of an autopsy. Preliminary investigation suggests the victim is a 46-year-old man from New York, whose abandoned rental car was towed from the overlook the day before the body was found. Foul play is not suspected. Ranger Mike Ing is IC.