Watch: Coast Guard rescues hiker trapped on cliff at the Oregon coast

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew from Newport rescued a hiker on Saturday after they found themselves stranded on a steep cliff at God’s Thumb, near Lincoln City. North Lincoln Fire & Rescue called in the request for a Coast Guard air rescue after firefighters concluded that they couldn’t safely conduct a rope rescue from the ground, the Coast Guard said in a statement. A Coast Guard rescuer ...