On Monday, April 22nd, the Coast Guard Command Center in North Bend received a request for assistance from Lincoln County Dispatch just after 7:30 pm regarding a man who had been located in a wooded area a couple of miles southeast of the air facility.
Sector North Bend personnel dispatched a helicopter crew to assist the first responders. The aircrew arrived on scene and deployed a rescue swimmer, who helped prepare the individual to be hoisted.
The 83-year-old man had been missing for a day and a half before he was found by Lincoln County Fire Rescue first responders.
The Coast Guard Newport aircrew, aboard an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, hoisted the individual and transported him to awaiting emergency medical service personnel at the Coast Guard Sector North Bend air facility, who then transported him to the local hospital.
The man’s condition is unknown at this time.