Hiker slips from rocky bluff and plunges 20 feet to his death in ocean, Oregon cops say
A 25-year-old tourist died after slipping from an Oregon cliff and plunging into the ocean, authorities said.
Henry Minh Hoang of West Covina, California, was hiking at the Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area on Saturday, March 4, Oregon State Police said in a news release.
Hoang went past a safety fence in the “punch bowl” area. Then he slipped from a rocky bluff and fell 20 feet to the ocean, troopers said.
He was “knocked unconscious” during the fall and was swept away into the ocean, troopers said. Onlookers lost sight of him.
Rescuers responded to the area around 5 p.m. but had to pause the search effort until the morning when “searchers could safely resume their efforts.”
His body was found on the shoreline the next day around 4:30 p.m. at the bottom of a cliff, troopers said.
Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area is about 95 miles southwest of Portland.
This story was originally published March 6, 2023 at 1:33 PM with the headline "Hiker slips from rocky bluff and plunges 20 feet to his death in ocean, Oregon cops say."
