Kayaker Rescued by Coast Guard at Cape Arago

The man was reportedly suffering from hypothermia.

File photo courtesy: U.S. Coast Guard

(CAPE ARAGO, Ore.) - The Coast Guard says crews rescued a 30-year old male after his kayak overturned north of Cape Arago, Oregon, today.

The Coast Guard Group at North Bend received a call at approximately 1:37 PM from the Coos Bay County Sheriff and a Good Samaritan that a man had reportedly overturned his kayak north of Cape Arago.

An HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend was diverted to the scene along with a 25-foot small response boat crew from Coast Guard Station Coos Bay.

Once on scene, the 25-foot small response boat crew was able to pull the man out of the water. They say the man was then transported to the Charleston Marina and Launch Ramp in Charleston, Oregon, where local emergency personnel from Charleston Fire Department were waiting to take him to the hospital.

The man was reportedly suffering from hypothermia.