A teenage girl, her father, and their dog found themselves the subjects of a dramatic rescue on Father's Day within the confines of the Deschutes National Forest. After the young hiker suffered a severe knee injury, which left her unable to return to the trailhead, help was called in from the U.S. Coast Guard. OregonLive reported that the Oregon Department of Emergency Management alerted the rescuers to the family's situation.

The rescue, fraught with natural obstacles posed by the forest's terrain, required a modification of tactics by the responding Coast Guard. A team from the Astoria-based squadron was dispatched to the scene and, upon finding that the steepness of the landscape would not permit a helicopter hoist operation, deployed rescue swimmers instead. According to a report by KOIN, two rescue swimmers navigated a quarter mile on foot to reach the stranded pair and their canine companion before successfully evacuating the injured teen.

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Jason Weeks noted the complexity of the rescue given the forest's challenging conditions, but emphasized the preparedness and skill of his crew. "The environment in this region posed significant challenges but, because of our constant training for dynamic conditions such as these, we were able to work together as an effective team and complete our mission successfully," Weeks said in statements published by KOIN.

The injured teen, her father, and their dog were hoisted to safety later that evening and transported to Redmond Airport, where emergency services were waiting. The operation concluded around 6:30 p.m., according to KATU. Though the ordeal was harrowing, the family's rescue will likely be remembered as a testament to the courage of both the responders and those they helped.