NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY ISLAND,Wash. - A Search and Rescue (SAR) team from Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island rescued a 42-year-old man and his three
children off a 40-ft. cliff face on Third Beach near La Push, Washington on Sunday July, 30, 2017.
NAS Whidbey's SAR unit departed from the base just before 6:45 p.m. The Navy team arrived on scene just over half an hour after liftoff and located the family after a
short search aided by a park ranger near the scene. The family got trapped on a small ledge after the tide came in. NAS Whidbey Island's SAR team was able to
evacuate the family in about 15 minutes, then flew them to Q uillayute State Airport for transport back to their vehicle.
This was the 26th rescue of 2017...
