November 21, 2009
- Portland, Oregon
Missing man swept off jetty was from Tigard
By Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) _ The Newport Police Department identified a man swept off a jetty at the Oregon coast as 23-year-old Arnold Halstad of Tigard. Lt. Dave Teem said Tuesday that Halstad and another man walked out onto the south jetty Sunday morning. A short time later, a Coast Guard lifeboat was escorting a boat into Newport harbor when the crew spotted a man waving for them. The man reported he and Halstad had just been knocked off the south jetty into the water by a wave. Searchers discovered a white hooded sweat shirt matching the description of one worn by Halstad man but no other sign of him. |
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