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Colorado Dad Drowns, Search Along Oregon Coast For Son Called Off

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Ore. (CBS4) - The Coast Guard has suspended their search along the coast of Oregon for a 17-year-old boy from Fort Collins who was boogie boarding when a wave knocked him off his board.

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They have recovered the body of his 50-year-old father, who went in after him.

Samuel Allen was at Rockaway Beach on Wednesday with his father Robert Joseph Allen and other family members when the accident happened.

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The Coast Guard brought in a helicopter to to search for the pair and located only Robert's body.

Locals said the surf was very rough on Wednesday.

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The Coast Guard resumed the search Thursday morning but called it off after a few hours.

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