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A person wished by police in Oregon in a weird incident at a home featured in “The Goonies” was the topic of a daring Coast Guard rescue when he was tossed from a stolen boat because it capsized, authorities stated.
On Wednesday, police in Astoria, Oregon, obtained a report {that a} man had left a useless fish on the porch of the home used within the “The Goonies,” police stated in a information launch. The 1985 comedy journey was primarily based on a narrative by Steven Spielberg.
CNN affiliate KGW reported that surveillance video on the home confirmed the person laying the fish on the porch and making a cellular phone video of it earlier than strolling away. Police searched two days for the person, recognized as 35-year-old Jericho Labonte.
On Friday morning, the Coast Guard obtained a mayday broadcast from a person piloting a ship on the mouth of the Columbia River, the company stated in a series of tweets.
Coast Guard video confirmed two helicopters arriving to search out the boat being tossed by waves, the Coast Guard stated on Twitter.
“The surf made rescue by boat harmful, so the aircrew determined to decrease the rescue swimmer and have the proprietor enter the water for rescue,” the tweet stated.
Video shot from a helicopter confirmed the rescue swimmer approaching the boat when a wave struck the vessel and triggered it to capsize. The person was thrown into the water however the rescue swimmer reached the person and the 2 of them have been lifted right into a helicopter.
“Speak about arriving within the nick of time!” the Coast Guard tweeted.
The Coast Guard didn’t identify the rescued man however posted a photograph of him being carried out of the helicopter. He was taken to a hospital in Astoria, handled and discharged.
After photographs of the water rescue aired, police stated they obtained a name from the Astoria port safety chief saying the vessel within the rescue had been stolen earlier within the day.
“At about the identical time, we obtained calls from a number of residents figuring out the rescued sufferer as Labonte,” the police information launch stated.
After a quick search and asking the general public for its help, Labonte was arrested Friday night time at a warming middle in Seaside, about 17 miles to the south, in response to Astoria police. The precise fees weren’t instantly recognized.
CNN is working to find out whether or not Labonte has an legal professional.