Caught On Camera: Terrifying Video Shows Dramatic Ocean Rescue As Wave Flips Yacht
Nature displays its power in a variety of ways and settings. It can occur as severe droughts or destructive floods depending on the situation.
The U.S. Coast Guard has shared footage of a dramatic water rescue on Friday at the mouth of the Columbia river near Astoria, Oregon, in a story that just kept getting more strange.
A rescue swimmer was seen attempting to reach the yacht. The independent reported that he was deployed to the water using a winch cable, but as he approached, a breaking wave capsized the vessel, throwing the man in.
In the video shot from a helicopter, a man can be seen standing on the edge of a 35-foot yacht in rough surf. A rescue swimmer, who had been lowered into the water by a cable, approaches the vessel, just as a large wave slams into it, toppling it and throwing the man onboard into the water.
The swimmer was able to pull him to safety. The helicopter flew him to the Coast Guard base in Astoria, where he was treated for mild hypothermia and was briefly hospitalized.
Watch the video here:
(1/4) #BreakingNews – Talk about arriving in the nick of time! While conducting a training mission at the mouth of the Columbia River, 2 Coast Guard air crews received a #MAYDAY broadcast from the master of the P/C Sandpiper. After notifying watchstanders at Sector Columbia River pic.twitter.com/CtYSgpdPUG
— USCGPacificNorthwest (@USCGPacificNW) February 3, 2023
USCG Pacific Northwest originally shared the video on Twitter. “Talk about arriving in the nick of time! While conducting a training mission at the mouth of the Columbia River, 2 Coast Guard aircrews received a #MAYDAY broadcast from the master of the P/C Sandpiper,” the caption read.
The video was an instant hit as it went viral almost immediately after getting shared. So far, the video has garnered tons of likes and comments. Terrified by the video, netizens flooded the comment section with their reactions.
