Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District




Press Release Date: July 14, 2005
Contact: PA3 Adam Eggers

(206) 391-6864


COAST GUARD ATTEMPTS RESCUE IN THE WATERS NEAR FORT STEVENS, ORE.

SEATTLE -- The Coast Guard attempted to rescue a 12-year-old Warrenton,
Ore., boy today near Fort Stevens, Ore., after he was pulled away from
the shore at about 4 p.m. today.

Coast Guard Group/Air Station Astoria, Ore., received a call from the
boy's mother on the beach stating her son was swimming and may have
been pulled out away from the shore.

An HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was launched and arrived at the park a
little over 10 minutes later and spotted the boy a few hundred yards
away from the shore. The helicopter quickly lowered a rescue swimmer
and hoisted the boy.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed on the boy by the crew
until the helicopter could land in the park's parking lot and was
transferred to awaiting emergency medical technicians.

Emergency medical technicians continued CPR on the boy all the way to
the hospital, were he was pronounced dead on arrival.

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