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Two teenagers are lucky to be alive following a harrowing helicopter rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard after straying from a popular Oregon tourist destination over the weekend.
The daring rescue unfolded Saturday near Roads End Point recreation site, where the two teens and a member of the Lincoln County Fire Department became trapped on a cliffside on Saturday, according to the Coast Guard.
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Officials with the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River were dispatched to the scene after receiving reports of the two stranded teens trapped alongside a firefighter who was initially sent to rescue the pair.
Dramatic footage shows an MH-60 helicopter crew locating the three distressed individuals on the rocky cliff before hoisting them to safety just yards away from the dangerous coastline.
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They were then transported to Siletz Bay State Airfield.
Roads End Point is a popular coastal destination where visitors can enjoy tidepools, hidden coves and islands formed by “fragments of lava,” according to Oregon State Parks.
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“Our air crews frequently train with our agency partner agencies to conduct rescues in a variety of conditions and terrain in the Pacific Northwest,” CDR Amanda Denning, executive officer of Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, said in a statement. “We are extremely happy that we were able to rescue the three individuals and transport them to safety.”
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