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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Video shows teens' adventure turn frightening near popular tourist destination
Two teenagers are lucky to be alive following a harrowing helicopter rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard after straying from a popular Oregon tourist destination over the weekend. The daring rescue unfolded Saturday near Roads End Point recreation site, where the two teens and a member of the Lincoln County Fire Department became trapped on a cliffside on Saturday, according to the Coast Guard. Video Shows Coast Guard Save Family In Helicopter Rescue Mission Near Vacation Destination Officials with the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River were dispatched to the scene after receiving reports of the two stranded teens trapped alongside a firefighter who was initially sent to rescue the pair. Dramatic footage shows an MH-60 helicopter crew locating the three distressed individuals on the rocky cliff before hoisting them to safety just yards away from the dangerous coastline. Multiple People Dead, 2 Missing After Boat Capsizes At Vacation Hotspot Read On The Fox News App They were then transported to Siletz Bay State Airfield. Roads End Point is a popular coastal destination where visitors can enjoy tidepools, hidden coves and islands formed by "fragments of lava," according to Oregon State Parks. Coast Guard Rescues 2 After Small Plane Declares Emergency, Crashes Near Connecticut Airport "Our air crews frequently train with our agency partner agencies to conduct rescues in a variety of conditions and terrain in the Pacific Northwest," CDR Amanda Denning, executive officer of Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, said in a statement. "We are extremely happy that we were able to rescue the three individuals and transport them to safety."Original article source: Video shows teens' adventure turn frightening near popular tourist destination
Fox News
7 days ago
- Fox News
Video shows teens' adventure turn frightening near popular tourist destination
Two teenagers are lucky to be alive following a harrowing helicopter rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard after straying from a popular Oregon tourist destination over the weekend. The daring rescue unfolded Saturday near Roads End Point recreation site, where the two teens and a member of the Lincoln County Fire Department became trapped on a cliffside on Saturday, according to the Coast Guard. Officials with the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River were dispatched to the scene after receiving reports of the two stranded teens trapped alongside a firefighter who was initially sent to rescue the pair. Dramatic footage shows an MH-60 helicopter crew locating the three distressed individuals on the rocky cliff before hoisting them to safety just yards away from the dangerous coastline. They were then transported to Siletz Bay State Airfield. Roads End Point is a popular coastal destination where visitors can enjoy tidepools, hidden coves and islands formed by "fragments of lava," according to Oregon State Parks. "Our air crews frequently train with our agency partner agencies to conduct rescues in a variety of conditions and terrain in the Pacific Northwest," CDR Amanda Denning, executive officer of Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, said in a statement. "We are extremely happy that we were able to rescue the three individuals and transport them to safety."
New York Post
08-07-2025
- General
- New York Post
Stranded teens cling to dangerous cliffside until chopper swoops in for daring rescue: video
Two frightened teenagers trapped on a precarious cliff in Oregon were pulled to safety in a daring Coast Guard chopper rescue — along with a local firefighter stranded trying to reach the pair. The drama unfolded Saturday near Roads End Point in Lincoln County, after the teens found themselves cornered on a cliffside, according to a Coast Guard press release. 3 The Coast Guard dispatched an MH-60 chopper to a cliff where two teens were stranded Saturday in Oregon. USCG 3 A Coast Guard crew member rappelled down to two teens stranded on an Oregon cliffside on Saturday. USCG An MH-60 helicopter was launched from the guard's Columbia River sector to reach the two. Video of the operation shows a Coast Guard member being lowered down to the cliff high atop the rocky coastline and buckling each one separately and pulling them into the chopper. The crew then plucked a member of the Lincoln County Fire Department who was trapped while trying to reach the teens earlier off the ridge and also pulled him on board. 3 The Coast Guard pulled two stranded teens and a local firefighter who had tried to rescue them to safety on Saturday. USCG 'Our air crews frequently train with our agency partner agencies to conduct these rescues in a variety of conditions and terrain in the Pacific Northwest,' Amanda Denning, executive officer of the Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, said in a statement. 'We are extremely happy that we were able to rescue the three individuals and transport them to safety.' All three were transported to Siletz Bay State Airfield and taken to a local hospital for observation.
