Coast Guard medevacs hiker fallen 100 feet near Hug Point State Park, OR

Coast Guard medevacs hiker fallen 100 feet near Hug Point State Park, OR
Coast Guard Sector Columbia River MH-60 helicopter file photoSEASIDE, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a male hiker who fell more than 100 feet from a cliff Friday afternoon near Hug Point State Park south of Cannon Beach. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a request for assistance from Seaside emergency dispatch at 4:27 p.m. First responders with the Seaside Fire Department...

Coast Guard rescue two stranded hikers at Hug Point Park, Oregon

Coast Guard rescue two stranded hikers at Hug Point Park, Oregon
SEATTLE ─ The Coast Guard rescued two hikers stranded on rocks at Hug Point State Park in Arch Cape, Ore., Sunday. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., transported the two hikers to Cannon Beach, Ore., where local emergency medical services awaited them. Watcherstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a report at approximately 11:37 a.m, of...