Anyone hear about this rescue?
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NETARTS - Emergency crews responded to assist 16 different kayakers late Friday afternoon who had been pulled toward the mouth of Netarts Bay with the outgoing tide.
The group was part of the Lumpy Waters paddling symposium, and they sent out a distress call after several kayaking students had capsized their boats and were rapidly pulled to the rough mouth of the bay.
"It was too many people in the water at the same time with an ebbing tide," said instructor Sean Morley, who asked one of his assistants to call for Coast Guard help.
Two Coast Guard boats and a helicopter, Tillamook County Sheriff's Office deputies, Tillamook Fire and Netarts-Oceanside Fire and Rescue responded.
Many of the kayakers made it to shore on their own. A few, who had tipped their boats, were brought in with the assistance of two rescue jet skis.
The kayakers, of varying skill levels, had come from across the West Coast for the Lumpy Waters Symposium.
"This was a long boat surfing session, and basically there were four instructors training students in how to surf long boats," Morley said. "Unfortunately, lots of people capsized all at once, which ended up with them being... out way further than they should have."
Morley checked off names from his roster of participants to assure that all 16 kayakers had made it to shore.
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NETARTS - Emergency crews responded to assist 16 different kayakers late Friday afternoon who had been pulled toward the mouth of Netarts Bay with the outgoing tide.
The group was part of the Lumpy Waters paddling symposium, and they sent out a distress call after several kayaking students had capsized their boats and were rapidly pulled to the rough mouth of the bay.
"It was too many people in the water at the same time with an ebbing tide," said instructor Sean Morley, who asked one of his assistants to call for Coast Guard help.
Two Coast Guard boats and a helicopter, Tillamook County Sheriff's Office deputies, Tillamook Fire and Netarts-Oceanside Fire and Rescue responded.
Many of the kayakers made it to shore on their own. A few, who had tipped their boats, were brought in with the assistance of two rescue jet skis.
The kayakers, of varying skill levels, had come from across the West Coast for the Lumpy Waters Symposium.
"This was a long boat surfing session, and basically there were four instructors training students in how to surf long boats," Morley said. "Unfortunately, lots of people capsized all at once, which ended up with them being... out way further than they should have."
Morley checked off names from his roster of participants to assure that all 16 kayakers had made it to shore.
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