Oregon’s Cannon Beach is know for its surfing.
It’s also famous for being the home of Haystack Rock, the huge rock made famous from its iconic appearance in the 1985 cult classic, The Goonies.
Today, Haystack Rock made headlines after the United States Coast Guard rescued two surfers and their boards from the famous, surf-surrounded rock.
KOIN 6 News posted the story above yesterday and captioned it:
“A pair of surfers exploring Pacific City’s Haystack Rock caused a rescue response from the U.S. Coast Guard on Dec. 8.”
According to the story:
“U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier told KOIN 6 News that dispatchers received a call at 11 a.m. about two surfers who were possibly stranded on the sea stack, also known as Chief Kiawanda Rock.
“A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew and a 47-foot motor lifeboat responded to the scene and found two surfers at the rock. The USCG determined that the surfers were not in a life-threatening situation. However, the young men were given a ride to Depoe Bay as a precaution.”
Strohmaier told KOIN:
“Due to surf conditions at the beach, the rescue station member took both surfers and their boards on board and took them back to Depoe Bay.”
During all of that a jet skit was rescued, too.
According to the story, the fire department also sent a jet ski to help the surfers but it “broke down during the rescue effort and was also towed to Depoe Bay by the USCG.”
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