<p class="speakable">Two teenagers are lucky to be alive following a harrowing helicopter rescue by the U.S. Coast Guard after straying from a popular <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/oregon" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Oregon tourist destination</a> over the weekend. </p><p class="speakable">The daring rescue unfolded Saturday near Roads End Point recreation site, where the two teens and a member of the Lincoln County Fire Department became trapped on a cliffside on Saturday, <a href="https://www.news.uscg.mil/Press-Releases/Article/4236129/coast-guard-rescues-two-teens-trapped-on-a-cliff-side-near-roads-end-point-in-l/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">according to</a> the Coast Guard. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-shows-coast-guard-save-family-helicopter-rescue-mission-near-vacation-destination" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>VIDEO SHOWS COAST GUARD SAVE FAMILY IN HELICOPTER RESCUE MISSION NEAR VACATION DESTINATION</strong></a></p><p>Officials with the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/military/coast-guard" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Coast Guard Sector Columbia River</a> were dispatched to the scene after receiving reports of the two stranded teens trapped alongside a firefighter who was initially sent to rescue the pair. </p><p>Dramatic footage shows an MH-60 helicopter crew locating the three distressed individuals on the rocky cliff before <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/military/heroism" rel="noopener" target="_blank">hoisting them to safety</a> just yards away from the dangerous coastline. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/multiple-people-dead-2-missing-after-boat-capsizes-vacation-hotspot" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>MULTIPLE PEOPLE DEAD, 2 MISSING AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES AT VACATION HOTSPOT</strong></a></p><p>They were then transported to Siletz Bay State Airfield. </p><p>Roads End Point is a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/great-outdoors" rel="noopener" target="_blank">popular coastal destination</a> where visitors can enjoy tidepools, hidden coves and islands formed by "fragments of lava," according to Oregon State Parks.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/coast-guard-rescues-2-small-plane-declares-emergency-crashes-near-connecticut-airport" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>COAST GUARD RESCUES 2 AFTER SMALL PLANE DECLARES EMERGENCY, CRASHES NEAR CONNECTICUT AIRPORT</u></strong></a></p><p>"Our air crews frequently train with our agency partner agencies to conduct rescues in a variety of conditions and terrain in the Pacific Northwest," CDR Amanda Denning, executive officer of Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, said in a statement. "We are extremely happy that we were able to rescue the three individuals and transport them to safety."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p>
Video shows teens’ adventure turn frightening near popular tourist destination

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