TillamookHead

ASTORIA, OR, UNITED STATES

02.20.2011

Courtesy Video

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

ASTORIA, Ore. - The Coast Guard rescues a woman from a cliff at Tillamook Head, near Astoria, Ore., Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a report at 8:35 a.m., from Seaside, Ore., emergency dispatch of a female who fell while hiking in an area known as Tillamook Head.

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, from Air Station Astoria, was launched to the scene, as was a High Angle Rescue Team from Seaside Fire Department.

A Coast Guard rescue swimmer was lowered, secured the woman in a harness, then hoisted her into the helicopter. She was transported to the Astoria Airport where local emergency medical personnel treated her for minor scrapes and bruises before being released.

U.S. Coast Guard video by Air Station Astoria, Ore.

• Date Taken: 02.20.2011
• Date Posted: 12.20.2013 14:41
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 316734
• VIRIN: 110220-G-6562L-001
• Filename: DOD_101060953
• Length: 00:00:56
• Location: ASTORIA, OR, US