HumbugRescue

ASTORIA, OR, UNITED STATES

03.05.2010

Courtesy Video

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

ASTORIA, Ore. - The Coast Guard rescued a hiker from a cliff south of Humbug Mountain, Ore., Friday, Mar. 5, 2010.

Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, Ore., launched an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew after receiving a call from the Curry County Police about a hiker in distress at approximately 3:25 p.m.

Once the Dolphin crew arrived on scene, a rescue swimmer was deployed and hoisted the hiker safely into the helicopter.

The helicopter landed in a parking turnout on Ore. Highway 101 designated by the Oregon State Police, 50-feet from the hiker's vehicle.

U.S. Coast Guard video by Group North Bend.

• Date Taken: 03.05.2010
• Date Posted: 12.17.2013 18:17
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 314971
• Filename: DOD_101056206
• Length: 00:02:56
• Location: ASTORIA, OR, US