This Teen Could Climb UP the Cliffs at Agate Beach, but He Couldn't Climb Down! So Our Coasties Flew in and Rescued the Goofball 8%

By LoCO Staff42%

7/22/2026, 12:23:46 PM

BS Summary: This article contains 8 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Optimism Bias, and Framing Effect, with Anchoring Bias as the most egregious example at 21.1% saturation with 40 hits. Analysis detected 146 faulty-reasoning hits from 190 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 24.6% and a BS Rank of 8% (20,201 of 21,887 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 92.30% of the article peer group.

Press release from the U.S. 
Coast Guard: 
A Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay helicopter crew rescued a 13-year-old boy stranded on a cliff at Sue-Meg State Park, Monday evening. 
At 7:51 p.m., Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders received a report from a California State Parks lifeguard that a teen was stranded on a cliff ledge on the south side of Agate Beach, approximately 200 feet above the shoreline. 
The teen had been climbing recreationally and was unable to descend. 
California State Parks personnel remained on scene while local fire and rescue units responded. 
Sector Humboldt Bay assumed coordination of the rescue and launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew. 
The aircrew arrived on scene, coordinated with ground responders and safely hoisted the teen from the cliff. 
Due to limited landing areas within the park, the helicopter transported the teen to Air Station Humboldt Bay. 
No injuries were reported. 
The teen was later reunited with his parents through coordination between CAL FIRE and California State Parks. 
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