PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A fisherman whose commercial boat capsized near Waldport, Ore. was rescued Tuesday morning.

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River received a mayday call from the fisherman’s vessel around 5:40 a.m. The call reported that the boat had been disabled in the surf near the entrance to the Alesa River.

When the fisherman stopped responding to radio calls, the coast guard immediately sent out a lifeboat and a helicopter crew to find him.

“The helicopter crew arrived on scene first and decided they were the best resource to assist,” USCG said. “They deployed a rescue swimmer and safely hoisted the man from the water.”

The man was evaluated for mild hyperthermia and taken to the Samaritan Hospital in Newport.

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