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Coast Guard suspends search for man swept away by surf
Srun Hong, who was not wearing a life jacket, has not been located and is presumed drowned.
Posted By: Jillian Smukler
TILLAMOOK COUNTY --- The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a man who was swept away while crabbing in a bay on the northern Oregon Coast around 2:20 p.m. Friday.
Preliminary investigation revealed that two people, Srun Hong (53) and Lyda Hong (41) both of Fairview, were crabbing in a small inflatable boat with an electric motor when the boat capsized at the mouth of Netarts Bay in heavy surf.
Lyda Hong was recovered in the surf by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew. Officials said she was wearing a life jacket and was transported to the Tillamook Regional Medical Center. She has since been treated and released.
Srun Hong, who officials say was not wearing a life jacket, has not been located and is presumed drowned.
The search was suspended on Saturday.
Emergency personnel from the Oregon State Police, Tillamook County Sheriff's Office, Netarts Fire and Rescue, and the United States Coast Guard responded.
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A winter storm warning is in effect for portions of southern Wisconsin, including Dane, Sauk and Iowa counties, for this afternoon and evening.
Unlike the storm over the weekend, this latest system will largely miss the northern half of the state.
The fast moving system could drop from 5 to 7 inches of snow in the Madison area, and 2 to 5 inches in the Milwaukee area and other parts of southern Wisconsin.
Dave Caulfield, a meteorologist with WISC-TV in Madison, said the storm has already caused problems in Iowa.
"It's going to pack a huge punch for some of us," Caulfield said. "We've gotten reports earlier in Iowa this morning of about 3 and a half to 4 inches of snow falling in just a couple of hours."
Caulfield said the evening commute in Madison would be treacherous.
"One to 2 inch snowfall rates per hour are possible in some spots, and also poor visibility with the intense snow and also a wind out of the northeast at about 10 to 20 miles per hour," he said. "That combination can be really challenging for folks on the road."
Caufield said there is good news. The weather pattern appears to be changing, and he said he's hopeful but not certain that this is the last gasp for winter.
"It does look like warmer temperatures and more kind of seasonal weather is on the way, but you never can count Mother Nature out for very long in Wisconsin, can you?" he said.
The southern track of the latest storm is good news for the northern and central parts of the state, portions of which saw as much as 30 inches of snow over the weekend.


We all know Avengers: Infinity War is going to have a ridiculous box office haul, but a tweet from ticket seller Fandango this morning shows just how crazy the hype is getting. "Infinity War has already pre-sold more than the last 7 MCU movies combined," reads the early morning tweet.
That's every recent Marvel movie from Ant-Man to Black Panther.
You might be wondering what's up with the huge presales. A lot of it has to do with assigned seating in theaters these days. The rest is probably just folks making sure they can catch it opening night/weekend. No one wants to head to work the following Monday only to be spoiled.
Nothing too crazy has happened to the main Marvel cast in all the other movies. But all the trailers are teasing that our superheroes aren't as invincible as they have been in the past.
With these presale numbers, getting to $207+ million should be easy. Topping The Force Awakens' $247.9 million? I'm not betting against it. Hell, it's starting to look likely. I haven't been this hyped to see a movie since The Force Awakens. I'm one of those people responsible for more than a few of the 164 million views of Infinity War's official trailer.
Have you already bought your tickets? Or are you strolling in there opening night?


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