NORTH BEND, Ore. (AP) — A Coast Guard helicopter has rescued a surfer about four miles south on Depoe Bay.
The 34-year-old surfer’s companion on shore contacted the Coast Guard Saturday afternoon and told them that the surfer was in distress in an area known as the Devil’s Punchbowl.
The guard says one of its helicopters pulled Dustin Joll to safety about a half hour after getting the call.
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