EDITOR’S NOTE: Here is the official Coast Guard press release with a few more details about the hikers rescued yesterday evening from Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain.
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two hikers Monday from a coastal cliff in Manzanita.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received an initial request for assistance from Tillamook County dispatch at approximately 7:22 p.m. that two hikers reportedly became stranded by the rising tide after venturing down from a higher, roadside vantage point.
A Sector Columbia River MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew diverted from a training mission to respond and arrived on scene at 7:44 p.m. A Nehalem Bay Fire Department high-angle rescue team, Manzanita Police and other first responders arrived on scene first and assisted in locating the hikers.
The aircrew transported the two from their stranded position to awaiting emergency medical personnel at nearby Neahkahnie Beach.
No injuries or medical concerns were reported.