The Coast Guard saved a man from a near death experience on the Columbia River Friday.
United States Coast Guard via their Pacific Northwest Twitter.KIRO 7 News StaffA Coast Guard trainee saved a man as his boat capsized under a huge wave in the Columbia River Friday,While conducting a training mission at the mouth of the Columbia River, two Coast Guard aircrews received a mayday broadcast from the master of a P/C Sandpiper boat.
Watchstanders at the Columbia River Sector were notified. They launched motor lifeboats and aircrew from station Cape Disappointment. When arrived, they found the boat floundering in the surf. The surf made it too dangerous to rescue the man by boat, so they decided to lower the trainee into the water.As the trainee was swimming to save the man, the man’s boat capsized under a huge wave, rolling multiple times, as seen in a video on the USCG’s PNW Twitter.
The trainee was still able to recover the man, who was flown back to the Coast Guard Base in Astoria and treated for injuries. Hours after his first save, the trainee traded out his wet suit for a cap and gown and is set to graduate later today.
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