Boat capsizes during rescue on Columbia River near Oregon coast
A dramatic scene in the Columbia River with 30-foot swells capsized a boat right near where Coast Guard crews were training.
(2/4)…who launched motor life boats from STA Cape Disappointment, the air crews arrived on scene to find the vessel floundering in the surf! The surf made rescue by boat dangerous, so the aircrew decided to lower the rescue swimmer and have the owner enter the water for rescue… pic.twitter.com/z92WvzpTG9
— USCGPacificNorthwest (@USCGPacificNW) February 3, 2023