A 72-year-old Manzanita man is recovering after his boat capsized on the Oregon Coast Monday afternoon and he was pulled from the heavy surf.

The man, a recreational crab fisherman, was coming in for the day and was trying to cross the Netarts Bay bar when his boat got stuck, said Netarts Oceanside Fire District Division Chief Jamie McCamman.

McCamman said the man, who was alone on the boat, called dispatch around 1 p.m. The man was trying to get off the boat, but McCamman said water kept pushing the boat and it eventually flipped over. He said dispatch lost contact with the man around 1:20 p.m.

Eight members of the Netarts Oceanside Fire District went into the surf on jet skis, and rescued the man around 1:45 p.m. The man was conscious and alert and was treated for potential hypothermia. McCamman said he is expected to make a full recovery.

The 25-minute rescue was challenging, McCamman said, with rough surf and waves of about 10 to 12 feet. McCamman said he didn’t know of any high surf warnings in effect at Netarts Bay on Monday, but he said there weren’t many other boaters around at the time.

McCamman advised people going out onto the water to follow two key rules: always be aware of surf conditions, and always wear a life jacket. The man was wearing a life jacket when his boat tipped.

“That probably saved his life,” McCamman said.

—Jayati Ramakrishnan; 503-221-4320; jramakrishnan@oregonian.com; @JRamakrishnanOR

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