Cape Kiwanda at Pacific City

Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area at Pacific City on the northern Oregon coast. File/The Oregonian

The U.S. Coast Guard pulled an unresponsive male out of the water at Cape Kiwanda in Pacific City late Sunday afternoon.

The person's condition was not immediately known, though a Coast Guard spokesman said he'd been seen floating face down in the water for several moments when rescuers arrived.

Three people fell into the water while they were hiking beyond a roped-off area Sunday near an area known as the Punch Bowl, said Petty Officer Jonathan Klingenberg, a Coast Guard spokesman. Two were able to swim to safety, he said, in 13-foot seas.

The Coast Guard responded to a 911 call and sent a rescue helicopter from Astoria and boat from Depoe Bay and arrived on scene in about 40 minutes, Klingenberg said.

They were able to extract the male from the water and give him to emergency medical responders.

Cape Kiwanda, a popular destination on Oregon's north coast, can be dangerous. A 17-year-old girl fell off a cliff into the water there in early February and was not found. At least three people died in the water there in 2015, including a young couple who drowned in July.

-- Rob Davis

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