Surfing on the Oregon coast is always cold. Unlike tropical destinations, the Pacific Northwest waters require wetsuits, even ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A rescue swimmer on a surfboard paddled out into 12-foot waves at night to rescue a 19-year-old boogie boarder who went missing at Cannon Beach on Monday. The Cannon ...

Three Oregon friends hopped in a truck Tuesday morning for a surf outing in Pacific City, but little did they know it was a ...

Overcoming 8- to 12-foot waves, Cannon Beach Fire Ocean Safety Division Head Koa Lyu told KOIN 6 News the waning king tides at the time made the rescue near Haystack Rock all the more dangerous.

Lieutenant Koa Lyu was paddling a rescue surfboard through the dark off of Cannon Beach on Monday night, with waves reaching 10 feet in height, when he heard something over the sound of the surf.

The Pacific Coast in Oregon is known for its wild shoreline, gravity-defying cliffs, and quirky coastal towns. A meandering ...

Two boogie boarders were rescued from rocks at Ecola State Park in Oregon, officials said. Cannon ... waves. “Sneaker waves can appear rapidly and run up significantly farther on a beach than ...

A dad and his 15-year-old son ended up stranded on rocks after boogie boarding off an Oregon beach, fire officials said. First responders got to Indian Beach at about 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, the ...

File photo of dark ocean waves. Rescuers found a ... would have set in,” Lyu said. Cannon Beach is a popular small coastal city in northern Oregon. Haystack Rock is an iconic rock formation ...

A Cannon Beach Fire District Rescue Swimmer braved the 8- to 12-foot waves in the darkness, paddling a rescue surfboard in search of the missing boogie boarder. After 5 to 10 minutes, the swimmer ...