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Coast Guard Rescues Injured Rafter

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche in the navigates the Gulf of Mexico.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued a 68-year-old rafter with a leg injury Thursday, Oct. 1, from a remote section of the Rogue River where ground responders could not reach the group by road.

The MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station North Bend responded to a location approximately 53 miles southeast of North Bend, according to a Coast Guard news release.

The Curry County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance at 4:16 p.m. Coast Guard…