ASTORIA, Ore. (KATU) — The Coast Guard has suspended their search for a missing person near the Columbia River Bar.
“At about 5:20 a.m. Nov. 23, Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a 911 relay reporting a disabled vessel with one person aboard being pulled toward the Columbia River Bar,” U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District said in a statement. “Station Cape Disappointment 47-foot motor lifeboat boat crews launched in response and located a debris field and a partially submerged 16-foot power vessel in the vicinity of the report.”
Coast Guard officials say they reclassified the case as a possible person in the water, prompting the launch of a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from Astoria.
A graphic shows search patterns conducted by U.S. Coast Guard crews in the search for a missing boater near the Columbia River, Ore., Nov. 23, 2025. Crews from Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment and Air Station Astoria completed 9 searches spanning 76 square nautical miles. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
The search was suspended after there were no sightings or responses to urgent marine information broadcasts. “The decision to suspend a search is never made lightly,” said Lt. William Trumper, command duty officer for the Coast Guard’s Northwest District Command Center. “We extend our thoughts to the individual’s family and loved ones during this difficult time.”
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The Coast Guard said they searched over 76 nautical miles, and strong encourage all mariners to wear a life jacket and carry a VHF radio.