Photo Release: Coast Guard helo crew hoists 3 men at Ecola State Park, Oregon

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 01/17/2018 05:02 PM EST

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Coast Guard helo crew hoists 3 men at Ecola State Park, Oregon

A GoogleMaps photo shows Indian Beach where a Coast Guard aircrew rescued three men after they became stranded by the rising tide at Indian Beach, January 17, 2018.

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ASTORIA, Ore. -- A Coast Guard aircrew rescued three men after they became stranded by the rising tide at Indian Beach, Wednesday.

The MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Sector Columbia River safely hoisted the men and transported them to Canon Beach Fire Department personnel waiting on shore.

Sector watchstanders received a report from Seaside 911 dispatchers with a request for assistance at 12:20 p.m. after the three men, who were fishing in tide pools, became stranded due to high tide.

There were no reported injuries at the time of the rescue.

 

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