ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The Coast Guard says it has suspended its search for a man whose 14-foot boat capsized near Waldport, Ore., throwing him and a female companion into the water.
The two boaters were initially pulled from the water by a kayaker at around 7:30 p.m. Friday. But the kayak flipped over and all three were tossed into the water. Only the kayaker and the female boater were able to climb back into the vessel.
The Coast Guard officials say they and local authorities called off the search for the missing man Saturday afternoon. Authorities say they searched for him Friday night and again beginning at dawn Saturday, deploying a lifeboat crew and two helicopters.
The female boater was taken to a Newport hospital and treated for hypothermia.
