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UPDATE: There are now conflicting details regarding Sunday’s tragic ocean incident near Siletz Bay in Lincoln City.
KGW initially reported that the person who died was a surfer caught in a current and pulled out to sea. However, other outlets, including OregonLive, describe the victim simply as a beachgoer who was swept away by a sneaker wave.
North Lincoln Fire & Rescue crews responded to a distress call Sunday afternoon after reports of a surfer being pulled out to sea by a powerful current near Siletz Bay in Lincoln City.
The emergency call came in around 3:40 p.m., prompting NLFR to deploy two rescue jet skis to
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