Overview
- Officials identified the victim as 43-year-old Caroline Moses of Corvallis, who was swept into the ocean near the mouth of Siletz Bay on Sunday afternoon.
- North Lincoln Fire & Rescue said a call came in around 3:30 p.m., and crews arrived within minutes to launch two rescue jet skis as the U.S. Coast Guard deployed two lifeboats and a helicopter.
- Lincoln City police supported the effort from shore with a drone, but Moses was later found deceased on a beach nearly four miles south of where she was swept away.
- Oregon State Police opened an investigation, and North Lincoln Fire & Rescue offered condolences to Moses’ family.
- Officials said Moses was walking back to a car when the wave struck, urged people not to enter the water after someone swept out, and noted sneaker wave advisories extended along the coast.