PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A father and his 5-year-old son were among 3 people saved in dramatic US Coast Guard rescues earlier this month along the Oregon coast.
The first rescue on November 5 involving crews from Air Station Astoria , Station Tillamook Bay and Station Cape Disappointment included airlifting one person from a sailboat trapped in 8-10 seas with winds gusting to 40 knots, the USCG said. Rescuers first transferred the person to a lifeboat and then airlifted to shore for medical care.
Later that night, officials said, a dad and his young son were rescued after clinging to their overturned boat near the mouth of the Columbia River for about 2 hours in 2-4 foot waves with winds up to 35 knots. The rescue began after a family member called and said they were long overdue…