ROCKAWAY BEACH, Ore. — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 17-year-old Colorado boy who disappeared off the Oregon Coast while boogie boarding after he was hit by a wave.
The Coast Guard said Thursday in a press release that the boy’s father, 50-year-old Robert Joseph Allen, drowned while trying to rescue his son, Samuel Vicente Allen.
The elder Allen’s body was recovered by a rescue swimmer but he could not be resuscitated. The younger Allen was presumed drowned in 58-degree water off Rockaway Beach in central Oregon.
The Coast Guard says the teen’s stepmother called 911 about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to say both her husband and stepson had disappeared in the surf.
the Fort Collins family was vacationing when the accident happened Wednesday.
UPDATE: Search continues – Current plan for sector and AIRFAC Newport aircrews to search until after sunset and again at first light in morning. Crew of CGC Swordfish en route to provide coverage throughout the night, Station Tillamook small boat crews searching offshore.
— USCGPacificNorthwest (@USCGPacificNW)
The teen was boogie boarding in the Pacific Ocean when a wave knocked him off the board. His father ran into the surf in an attempt to save his son.
