A man fell into and drowned in Thor’s Well on the Oregon Coast just south of Yachats on Sept. 15, according to the Yachats Rural Fire Protection District.

It’s the third death at the popular attraction at Cape Perpetua since 2017, according to the Lincoln Chronicle.

Rescue teams were dispatched to the basalt hole that drops 20-30 feet into the ocean, just off U.S. Highway 101, at 3:36 p.m. on Sept. 15.

The first arriving units were met with conflicting reports from bystanders about whether the man was still in the water.

“Due to wave conditions, and the nature of the well, personnel on the ground were unable to perform any recovery efforts,” Yachats Rural Fire Protection District said in a Facebook post.

An hour later, around 4:10 p.m., a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter from North Bend a

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