Coast Guard searching for man swept to sea at Seaview, Washington

13th Coast Guard District NewsSEATTLE – The Coast Guard is searching for a man near Seaview, Wash., after receiving a report that he had been swept to sea at approximately 10:15 p.m., Sunday.

A group gathering on the beach approximately one-mile south of Seaview contacted Pacific County to report that the man had been in the water and was no longer in sight. Pacific County immediately launched two rescue boats and began a search.

A MH60 helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., and a 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment were deployed, arriving on scene at approximately 10:50 p.m. and began searching.

The man was not wearing a lifejacket.


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