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Coast Guard searches Ore. coast for missing boater

The Columbian
Published: September 25, 2010, 12:00am

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The Coast Guard is searching 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 called off the search for the missing man at 11:30 p.m. Friday but planned to resume at dawn.

The female boater was taken to a Newport hospital and treated for hypothermia.

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