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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2018
Photos by Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian
Coast Guard personnel from Air Station Astoria participate in a rescue exercise near Cape Disappointment.
COAST GUARD
CREWS TAKE
TO THE SKIES
By COLIN MURPHEY
The Daily Astorian
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A Coast Guard rescuer lifts a mock victim to safety during
a training exercise.
isitors to the North Head Lighthouse near Cape Disappointment can
usually count on Mother Nature to put on a show with the area’s high
cliffs, overlooks and expansive views of the coast and the Pacific
Ocean. What they might not expect is for the Coast Guard to show up with helicop-
ters and put on a show of their own. That’s what happened last week when aircraft
and crews from Air Station Astoria flew to the area for two days of rescue training.
A Coast Guard helicopter lowers a rescuer down to re-
trieve a mock victim.
A Coast Guard helicopter crew keeps a close eye on a
colleague dangling below the aircraft.
Public affairs specialist Trevor Lilburn, left, takes photos as a rescuer flies overhead during an exercise.
A helicopter reels in a rescuer after safely delivering a
mock victim to high ground.