
MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews from Coast Guard Sector North Bend and Coast Guard Air Facility Newport, as well as a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Coast Guard Station Coos Bay searched 112 square miles for over 22 hours, covering 583 total miles in an effort to locate them.
Oregon State Police, Curry County Sheriff’s Office, Sixes River Fire Department and Port Orford Fire Department personnel assisted in the search by scouring the beach on all-terrain vehicles.
The original story mistakenly stated that it was the mans daughter when in fact it was his son who was also missing.