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2 Ore. teens swept from rocks into ocean, drown

The Columbian
Published: February 5, 2011, 12:00am

YACHATS, Ore. (AP) — The State Police say two teenagers have drowned after waves swept them off a rocky outcropping on Oregon’s central coast and into the ocean

The victims were 18 and 17 years old and male. The police say they were from Eugene and drowned at midday Saturday near Smelt Sands State Park in Lincoln County.

The police say they were among a group of young people, but their companions couldn’t help them.

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