Coast Guard rescues surfer from Devil’s Punchbowl

USCG file photo SEATTLE – The Coast Guard rescued a surfer in distress approximately four miles south of Depoe Bay, Ore., Saturday, in an area called Devil’s Punchbowl. Coast Guard Station North Bend, Ore., received the report at 1:23 p.m., and launched a 47-foot motor lifeboat and a dispatched a team of responders to the shoreline. Additionally, Coast Guard Air Station North Bend launched...

Video – Coast Rescues Surfers at Devils Punchbowl

ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard rescued four surfers caught in a riptide between Depoe Bay, Ore., and Newport, Ore., Thursday, in an area known as Devils Punchbowl. HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Facility Newport, Ore., and Air Station North Bend, Ore., were dispatched to the area and two 47-foot motor lifeboat crews were launched from Station Depoe Bay to assist. Editors...