Coast Guard personnel and a Lincoln County vertical rescue team rescued a surfer off a cliff-side near Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Sunday evening.
A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Air Facility Newport, hoisted the surfer from the cliff-side and transported him to the Newport Airport where he was transferred to awaiting emergency medical services.
Air Facility Newport aircrew rescues surfer from cliffside
U.S. Coast Guard Sector North Bend rescues surfer from cliffside, Sunday, May 13. Thank you to U.S. Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay and Fireman Zachary Hackman for sharing the video of this rescue on the south side of Yaquina Head.
Posted by U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest on Monday, May 14, 2018
Lincoln County Dispatch relayed a call to Coast Guard watchstanders at Sector North Bend at 7:32 p.m., reporting the stranded surfer on the cliff-side. The surfer abandoned his surfboard and climbed up some rocks after being pulled from the beach by a riptide.
A Station Yaquina Bay boat crew aboard a 47-foot Motor Life Boat also responded to the call for help.
At the time of the rescue, the water temperature was 51 degrees and the air temperature was 52 degrees with winds reaching 10 mph.
No injuries or immediate medical concerns were reported.
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