UPDATED Thursday, June 7: Search suspended for Colorado teen missing off Oregon coast

UPDATED Thursday, June 7: Officials initially reported that the missing teen was wearing a black wetsuit. They've since confirmed that he was not.

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A Colorado man apparently drowned off the Oregon Coast Wednesday after attempting to rescue his teen son, who is now missing after being hit by a wave while boogie boarding in the ocean.

A search is ongoing for the 17-year-old boy from Fort Collins, Colorado. The teen was visiting Rockaway Beach with his 50-year-old father and other family members, Oregon State Police said.

The teen was riding his board in the surf when he was knocked off by a wave, police said. His father went into the water after when relatives couldn't see the boy from the shore. Another family member called 911 around 2:20 p.m. after losing sight of the father.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter found the father dead about 45 minutes later, an agency spokeswoman said.

— Jim Ryan