Cliff Rescue, Harris Beach State Park, Aug. 16

News release Curry Co. Sheriff’s Office. On 08-13-2016 at about 5:42pm the Curry County Sheriff’s Office received a call through the Brookings Police Department of a subject stranded on a rock at Harris Beach State Park Brookings, Oregon. Information was received that the subject wasn’t able to climb up or down, and was stranded on a small ledge approximately 50 feet above the ground, and 20 feet from the top of the shear face of the rock. The Curry County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team was called out to respond and SAR members from Gold Beach met up with other SAR members from the Brookings area. The Brookings Fire, Brookings Police, U.S. Coast Guard, Cal Ore Ambulance and Oregon State Parks personnel also responded to assist in rescuing the stranded subject. The weather was extremely foggy and assistance from the Coast Guard’s Helicopter in Coos Bay was not an option. At about 8:21pm, SAR personnel and first responders set up a rope system and SAR member, Art Tarin was able to rappel down the face of the rock where he contacted and attached a safety harness to the stranded subject, twenty-five year old Richard Bailey from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii and safely lowered him down to the beach below. The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank members of the Brookings Fire, Brookings Police, U.S. Coast Guard, State Parks and Cal-Ore ambulance for their assistance in this rescue.