A man who was saved by a Coast Guard rescue swimmer at the mouth of the Columbia River on Friday turned out to be wanted by police for a bizarre fish dumping incident at the home featured in the classic film, “The Goonies.”
In this photo provided by the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Northwest, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer reaches a boat right before a giant wave rolled the craft at the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023. The newly minted Coast Guard rescue swimmer saved the life of a man who was piloting the yacht. SEATTLE — — .
The swimmer reached the man and pulled him to safety. The helicopter crew flew him to Coast Guard Base Astoria, where medics treated him for mild hypothermia and transported him to a local hospital. Kelly didn't know what kind of fish it was, but said it had been caught locally, because after the man's video from the Goonies house started circulating, another person called police to report having taken the man out fishing.Kelly identified the man as Jericho Labonte, 35, of Victoria, British Columbia. Labonte is also wanted in British Columbia on criminal harassment, mischief and failure to comply cases from last fall, Kelly said.
They found the yacht, the P/C Sandpiper, taking on water in 20-foot seas — meaning the height of a wave from the previous trough could be as much as 40 feet , Clark said.
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