August 4, 2026 10:25 a.m.

The Coast Guard rescued two people stranded on rocks at the Coquille River South Jetty in Bandon on Monday.

A release from the United States Coast Guard said just before 11:00 a.m. watchstanders at the Sector Columbia River command center received a 911 relay from North Coos 911 Dispatch reporting a 14-foot pleasure craft taking on water with two people aboard near the South Jetty. Watchstanders redirected an Air Station North Bend MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from a nearby training mission and launched a 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Coos Bay.

Just after 11:35 a.m. Bandon Fire Department arrived on scene, rescued both people from their vessel and helped stage them on the rocks for a helicopter hoist.

The release said the Dolphin crew arrived on scene a short time later and successfully hoisted both people, and transferred them to awaiting emergency medical services in a nearby parking lot at 12:30 p.m.