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Incident: Missing Person Case: 07N-01033
Location: Lighthouse Drive/Yaquina Head
Date/Time: 05/05/2007 @ 2110 hours
Missing: Scott G. Collins DOB: 03/10/1981, Klamath Falls, Or
Details: At about 8:30 PM Mr. Collins was hiking up the steep hillside towards Lighthouse Drive just below the upper parking lot of the "tide pools". Family members were watching Mr. Collins from a distance. Their attention was diverted for a few seconds and when they looked back to where Mr. Collins was, they could not see him. Assuming Mr. Collins had reached the top and was on the road they drove to Lighthouse Drive in an attempt to find him. After not finding Mr. Collins they went back to where they had arranged to meet him. At about 9:10 PM they called the Newport Police Department for assistance.
Due to the steep terrain members of the Newport Fire Departments Search and Rescue unit and the United States Coast Guard Helicopter Yaquina Bay conducted a search of the area by land and air, with negative results. The search was suspended at 11:45 PM and will resume again in the morning.
Mr. Collins is described as a 26 year old male, 6'00'' tall, 160 pounds, short sandy blonde hair, and green eyes. He was last seen wearing a black Jacket with an orange liner, faded blue jeans, and Blue/Black "water socks". He was carrying a red fishing pole, a maroon and gray tackle box, and a green fishing net.
Anyone observing Mr. Collins is asked to call 911 immediately or Lincoln County Dispatch at 541-265-4231.
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Information Released By: Sgt. Todd R. Sarazin, 541-574-3348
NPD MEDIA RELEASE 05/06/2007 @ 1:30 PM
Incident: Recovered Body Case: 07N-01033
Location: Pacific Ocean near Yaquina Head
Date/Time: 05/06/07 @ 6:51 AM
Victim: Scott G. Collins DOB: 03/10/1981, Klamath Falls, OR
Details: On May 6, 2007 at about 6:51 AM a member of the Newport Fire Dept. advised Lincom of a male subject on the rocks near Yaquina Head. Newport Fire Department personnel responded and requested the US Coast Guard respond to assist. They recovered a body below the lighthouse a short time later. The subject was transported to the US Coast Guard Air Station where officers from the Newport Police Department and Oregon State Police began the investigation. The investigation confirmed that the deceased man was Mr. Scott Collins. Mr. Collins was the subject of a missing person investigation which began the previous night. Mr. Collins was last seen on May 5, 2007 at about 8:30 PM hiking up the steep hillside towards Lighthouse Drive below the upper parking lot of the "tide pools at Yaquina Head." The U.S. Coast Guard and Newport Fire Department search and rescue teams searched the area until almost midnight, and then resumed the search at daybreak. Mr. Collins' next of kin was notified.
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Information Released By: Sgt. Jason Malloy, 541-574-3348
