A female in her late teens was seriously injured this afternoon when she slipped and fell on the rocks at the popular "Ice Pond" swimming spot in Kalihi Valley.

The female was with a group of about five people who trekked to the pond, which is a half-mile in from the Likelike Highway between the Wilson Tunnels and Burmeister overpass, said Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig.

Shortly before 3 p.m., the victim was swinging on a rope above the pond when she apparently slipped and fell onto rocks, Seelig said.

Fire rescue crews placed the female into a wire stokes basket, and she was flown out by HFD's Air One helicopter. Police shut down traffic in both directions of the Likelike for about five minutes to allow the helicopter to lower the victim to the highway, where an ambulance was waiting.

Seelig said the female suffered multiple injuries and was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in serious condition.