Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Shares Wild Story of Saving Man Accused of Stealing Boat | KATU News

The Coast Guard officer who saved the suspect in a bizarre series of crimes – stealing a boat and driving it into stormy seas after placing a dead fish at the “Goonies” house – has spoken about the dramatic rescue.

The Coast Guard says two aircrews got a mayday call Friday from a boat that was floundering in the surf near Cape Disappointment.

A Coast Guard boat crew was also called out, but the surf made that kind of rescue too dangerous – so they lowered a rescue swimmer into the water.

This was Petty Officer First Class Branch Walton’s first rescue.