00:28 Missing Man Swept Away By Wave Presumed Dead A man in Oregon has been presumed dead by officials after an extensive search by US Coast Guard after he was swept away by a wave.

At a Glance A 47-year-old man was swept away from Oregon's coast by strong waves.

A search was performed for the missing man, but he is now presumed dead.

Waves as high as 60 feet were recorded by buoys off the Pacific coast.

Officials said a 47-year-old man swept away by large waves Thursday morning in Oregon's Depoe Bay is presumed dead.

The U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest performed a search for the man, whose identity hasn't been released because he's from Mexico and the Mexican consulate is working to notify his family , KATU.com reported. He was climbing on rocks in the bay when a large wave came in and swept him away, the Coast Guard said.

A search team was sent out to look for the man for several hours, but "negative results " ended the search about 12 hours after he was initially reported missing.

"The report is that he hopped over the wall and climbed down the rocks to get a better look at the Spouting Horn," U.S. Coast Guard Chief Adam Johnson told KATU.com. "And when he was looking down into one of the crevices, a wave came up and knocked him over, he fell into the hole and was washed out to sea."

The waves are being whipped up by a strong area of low pressure off British Columbia’s coast, according to weather.com meteorologist Jonathan Belles . The result is a strong fetch of northwest winds being driven toward the Washington and Oregon coasts.

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Waves as high as 60 feet were recorded by buoys off the Pacific coast, according to the National Weather Service.

A woman was injured Thursday after being knocked over by a rogue wave in Lincoln City , the News Guard reported. She was one of four knocked over by the wave while walking on the beach.

Also in Lincoln City, a large wave caused damage to a seafood restaurant , severing its gas line, according to KATU-TV reporter Chris Liedle. No injuries were reported and the gas was turned off by utility crews.

In Brookings, a man walking his dog was almost swept off of a beach by a "sneaker" wave , according to the Oregonian. They escaped unharmed.