Hawaiian Adventurer Climbs Down A Live Volcano To Rescue A Dog

For two days, a Hawaiian adventurer filmed himself plunging through a 25-foot volcanic fissure to save a dog stranded there.

On the island, Kawika Singson is known for getting up close and personal with volcanoes, usually to capture stunning explosion photos.

So when a dog went missing and was located to a fissure in Kilauea volcano on the island of Hilo via its GPS collar, he was the first to respond to save the animal.

‘I received a text about a dog that fell in a volcanic fissure deep in the tropical rain forest, so I drove the 100 miles to try to help rescue the dog,’ he said after uploading the video to YouTube.

Before Singson came, the dog, Malka, had been trapped for two days and belonged to a teenage kid named Cody.

At the entrance to the volcanic vent, Singson met Cody and other volunteers, and outfitted with climbing equipment, he proceeded to drop, risking unexpected high temperatures and hazardous fumes.

Singson’s headcam footage shows him descending for a long time until coming face to face with the crying dog, who was hiding between several rock slabs and initially cowered away.

He snatched the pet by the collar and secured it in a safety harness before slowly ascending the narrow fissure to the waiting team. Singson ultimately followed the dog out of the vent before heaving himself out.

Despite the 25-foot fall and 2 days without food or water, the dog was happily unharmed.