Update: The Coast Guard suspended its search at 11:51 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16, for a 31-year-old father and 3-year-old son from the Eugene area, who were swept out to sea from a Boice Cope County Park beach, 4 miles north of Cape Blanco, Ore., Sunday, Dec. 15. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews from Sector North Bend and Air Facility Newport, as well as a 47-foot Motor Life Boat crew from Station Coos Bay searched 112 square miles for over 22 hours, covering 583 total miles in an effort to locate them. Second release: The search for the missing persons at Cape Blanco lasted throughout Sunday night, Jan. 15, and Monday morning, Jan. 16, by the US Coast Guard. The adult male nor his three year old son were located. The adult male has been identified as 31 year old Jayson Dean THOMAS, of Elmira, Oregon. OSP does not usually release the names of juveniles unless there is consent by the family or if the juvenile is a public safety threat. Original release: On January 15, 2016 at about 1PM, emergency personnel responded to the report of an adult male and a toddler swept out to sea on the beach near Floras Lake in Curry County. Preliminary information revealed a family from the Eugene area was on the beach when a 31 year old male and his 3 year old son were swept out to sea by a wave. This area of the beach has a steep angle to the water and the seas were rough at the time of the incident. The US Coast Guard began a search by air with two helicopters and 47 foot MLB (motor life boat). OSP Troopers and other first responders began scouring the beach using ATVs. The search from the shore lasted until about 6PM. The US Coast Guard will be searching into the night by the air and by ground.
