Coast Guard, local agencies rescue immobilized hiker near Newport, Ore. [Image 3 of 3]

NEWPORT, OREGON, UNITED STATES

01.02.2018

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 13

A member of an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector North Bend prepares to exit the helicopter after thee crew landed in a tidal pool on a cove shelf below a cliff in Whale Cove, Ore., Jan. 2, 2018.

Due to the tree height and a strong east wind over the steep terrain, the aircrew was unable to hoist the hiker from the cliff and landed in tidal pool on a cove shelf 100-feet below the cliff, where they conducted the medevac from instead.

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bronislav Grulich.

• Date Taken: 01.02.2018
• Date Posted: 01.03.2018 00:45
• Photo ID: 4062353
• VIRIN: 180102-G-G0213-0006
• Resolution: 3024x4032
• Size: 2.51 MB
• Location: NEWPORT, OREGON, US