Coast Guard suspends search for fallen Oregon hiker

Coast Guard suspends search for fallen Oregon hiker
Coast Guard Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin helicopter file photo. CHARLESTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 17-year-old male after completing more than 9.5 hours of combined intensive searches in the vicinity of Norton Gulch. Coast Guard Sector North Bend coordinated three searches throughout Sunday night and Monday morning to assist the Coos County Sheriff’s Office....

Coast Guard rescues stranded kayaker off rocks near Sunset Bay State Park

Coast Guard rescues stranded kayaker off rocks near Sunset Bay State Park
A Coast Guard aircrew aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter airlifts a stranded kayaker off a rock near Qochyax Island at Sunset Bay State Park, Ore., August 3, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Station Coos Bay. NORTH BEND, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued a stranded kayaker near Qochyax Island at Sunset Bay State Park near Charleston, Oregon, Friday evening. An aircrew aboard an MH-65...

Coast Guard rescues man from cliffside near Sunset Bay State Park, Oregon

Coast Guard rescues man from cliffside near Sunset Bay State Park, Oregon
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a man from a cliffside near Sunset Bay State Park, in Charleston, Friday afternoon. The man was hoisted by an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend and safely transported to the air station were he was released without injury. A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector North Bend was notified at 12:30 p.m., by the Coos County...