Overview
- An MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Air Station Port Angeles lowered a rescue swimmer onto a porch roof and assisted the trapped residents through an attic window.
- Two people were hoisted and flown to a landing zone, and an Air Station Astoria crew later recovered the remaining two residents and the rescue swimmer.
- Floodwaters around the home were 8–10 feet deep, preventing Whatcom County Fire District 14 and U.S. Border Patrol from reaching the site by land.
- All four survivors were evaluated by EMS at the landing zone, and officials reported no injuries.
- The Coast Guard released footage and details of the December 10 operation as the region contends with atmospheric-river-driven flooding across the Pacific Northwest.