In two separate cases, a Coast Guard Sector Columbia River aircrew hoisted a surfer in distress in Willapa Bay, Wash., and a Coast Guard Air Facility Newport aircrew recovered an unconscious surfer at Devil's Punchbowl in Oregon on Dec. 1, 2018.
U.S. Coast Guard videos courtesy of Senior Chief Petty Officer Chris Hinote and Sector Columbia River.
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