Coast Guard aircrew rescues man stranded on rock near Tillamook

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    Cape Lookout State Park
    Cape Lookout State Park

    A Coast Guard aircrew hoisted a man who reportedly became stranded on rocks at Cape Lookout State Park near Tillamook to safety Monday evening.

    The man was lifted by a Coast Guard Air Station Astoria aircrew at 5:43 p.m. and transported to shore.

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    MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter

    A member of the Tillamook Fire Department contacted Coast Guard Sector Columbia River Command Center personnel at 4:34 p.m. to request helicopter rescue assistance.

    Sector Columbia River personnel dispatched the aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and a rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Tillamook.

    The unidentified man reportedly had a few scrapes and cuts, but was in stable condition at the time of the rescue.

    SOURCEUnited States Coast Guard
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