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Alert Deputy Saves Elderly Man Along Oregon Coast

Trapped in his car, the elderly man used the floor mats to keep him warm during the night until he was found Thursday morning and rescued.

(WALDPORT, Ore. ) - An alert Benton County Sheriff's Office deputy found a vehicle Thursday morning down an embankment off Highway 34 belonging to an elderly Waldport man reported missing the day before to Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.

At approximately 10:44 a.m., Benton County Deputy Chris Dale was patrolling along Highway 34 near milepost 51 checking for signs of a vehicle belonging to a missing elderly Waldport man.

Small Oregon Coast Town Hit Hard by Vandalism, Graffiti

Police do not yet have a price tag on the cost of repairing the damage that was done.

(WALDPORT, Ore. ) - The small Oregon coast community of Waldport, Ore. was hit hard last week by graffiti and vandalism.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's office says the received multiple reports of vandals doing spray paint and other damage to vehicles, fences, and mailboxes in and around the area of Wakonda Beach Road.