BROOKINGS, Ore. – It’s been a busy week for the U.S. Coast Guard in Oregon. On Thursday a woman had to be rescued by helicopter in Brookings, on the southwest side of Chetco Point Park. The Coast Guard’s North Bend ...
Warrenton, Ore. – The woman who suffered a leg injury on a hiking trail near Coos Bay was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter crew. The U.S. Coast Guard said the 69-year-old woman was hurt while hiking in Quail Creek ...
Cannon Beach, Ore. (CNN) – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a man who was stranded on a rock ledge in Oregon. Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue described it as a “treacherous” rescue due to high tide, winds, rain and hail. ...
Warrenton, Ore. – Two men were rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew after they became stranded inside a cave near Yachats, Oregon. According to the USCG, on Tuesday the Lincoln County Fire Department requested Coast Guard assistance when ...
Josephine County, Ore,. — A hiker is rescued by crews from Josephine and Curry counties after falling 60 feet and being injured on a hike near Agness. “Theres not a good way to describe it, I was laying there ...
Curry County, Ore. – The Josephine County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a female hiker with head and leg injuries on Saturday. JSCO contacted the Curry County Sheriff’s Office for assistance around 6:00 p.m. According to the U.S. Coast ...
(NBC News) — Severe flooding in Louisiana has killed seven people and left thousands homeless since the downpours began Friday. 20,000 people have been rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard since Friday and while the rain has stopped, the threat ...
Astoria, Ore. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned to Astoria, Oregon with a record seizure of cocaine on Sunday. According to the USCG, Alert stopped four “go-fast” boats carrying a total of 3.3 tons of cocaine during its ...
Update (07/06 12:15 p.m.) — The U.S. Coast Guard says the search for survivors of the downed aircraft near Brookings was suspended just before 10:00 p.m. Tuesday night. Brookings, Ore. — A small plane carrying three Grants Pass residents is ...
North Bend, Ore. (KVAL/CNN) — Marc Winn says he’s lucky to be alive. Winn was sailing from Washington to California with two other crew members and their dog. On Monday morning, their boat lost steering, just as the wind picked up, ...