Coos Bay Man Dies in Cliff Fall, Dec. 26

On December 22, 2016 at about 2PM, emergency personnel responded to the report of a possible deceased person at near the south cove Bastendorff Beach near Charleston. First responders located an adult male deceased under an approximately 80 foot cliff lying in the sand at the edge of the cove. First responders needed to work fast to investigate the scene and remove the deceased before the ocean tide came in. The troopers had to time the outgoing waves to quickly cross through the narrow access point as it would go from being under multiple feet of water and then about a foot of water as the waves ebbed and flowed. The deceased was recovered and was identified as Ryan L CROUSSER, age 36, of Coos Bay. OSP was assisted by the Coos County Sheriff’s Office, NOAA Marine Fisheries Law Enforcement, Coos County Medical Examiner and the Charleston Fire Department. At this time there appears to be no foul play in the death.