PHOTO COURTESY OF OSP
A father and his toddler were swept out to the sea Sunday afternoon near Floras Lake in Curry County.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene around 1 p.m.
Preliminary information from the Oregon State Police indicates a family from the Eugene area was on the beach when a 31-year-old male and his 3-year-old son were swept out to sea by a wave. This area of the beach has a steep angle to the water and the seas were rough at the time of the incident.
The U.S. Coast Guard began a search by air with two helicopters and 47 foot motor life boat. OSP Troopers and other first responders began scouring the beach using ATVs. The search from the shore lasted until about 6 p.m. The US Coast Guard searched the area into the night by the air and by ground.
