Video/Photo Release - Man rescued from biplane crash near North Bend, Ore. - correction

Man rescued from biplane crash near North Bend, Ore. - corrrection

This version of the release corrects the location of the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fl.

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a 54-year-old man from a forested area 21 miles southeast of North Bend, Ore., after his plane crashed Sunday.

The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fl., notified the Coast Guard of the crash at approximately 2:45 p.m. An HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station North Bend was dispatched to the scene.

The pilot, Paul Schafer, who was conscious and able to communicate with a radio, was found and escorted safely to the helicopter. He was taken to Air Station North Bend where he was transported to Bay Area Hospital in North Bend by ambulance.

ASTORIA, Ore. - A crashed biplane rests in a wooded area 21 miles southeast of North Bend, Ore., Feb. 28, 2010. The pilot of the plane was rescued by an HH-65 helicopter crew from Air Station North Bend and taken to Bay Area Hospital in North Bend. Coast Guard photo by Air Station North Bend.

ASTORIA, Ore. - Aviation Survival Technician Third Class Robert Rendon from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, Ore., escorts Paul Schafer from the site of the 54-year-old's crashed biplane Feb. 28, 2010. Schafer was flown to North Bend and transported to Bay Area Hospital in North Bend by ambulance. Coast Guard photo by Air Station North Bend.

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