Coast Guard helicopter hoists hiker to safety

By KATU.com Staff Published: Jun 12, 2012 at 4:40 PM PDT
Coast Guard helicopter hoists hiker to safety
In this still image captured from U.S. Coast Guard video, a hiker is hoisted up to a waiting helicopter.

OREGON COAST - The search for a lost hiker had a happy ending on Monday.

Search and rescue crews were called out to Tillamook Head, between Cannon Beach and Seaside, to look for a 26-year-old woman.

A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter was able to spot her and they directed search crews on the ground to her location. She was then hoisted up to the helicopter.

The woman, who was not identified, was not hurt.