Monday, March 10, 2008

Busy Tourist Weekend Brought Danger, Deaths to Oregon Coast

Busy Tourist Weekend Brought Danger, Deaths to Oregon Coast: "Gleneden Beach, Oregon) – Sunny conditions and somewhat deceptively calm seas brought a flood of visitors to the Oregon coast over the weekend, but with that came a run of rescues and two fatalities. One rescue was in Cannon Beach and two were near Depoe Bay.

It all caused beach experts to issue more warnings about playing on the beaches or in the ocean.

An Oakridge, Oregon boy died at a Lincoln City hospital on Saturday after he drowned in the waters of Gleneden Beach, between Lincoln City and Depoe Bay. Another 16-year-old boy who tried to rescue the boy was lost in the ocean and presumed dead."

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