Visitor       Log In         Who We Are       Newsletters       Coastal Goods            Contact Us         Climate Cache         Tour of the Miles       CoastWatch Stories       Sightings       Watchful Eyes       CoastWatcher's Bookshelf       Coastwatcher's Knapsack       Filing a Mile Report:          Getting Started Online          Online Mile Report          Online Mile Dispatch          Paper Report form          Observation Checklist          Mile Reports Browser          Summaries by County       OPRD Planning Maps       Stranded Marine Mammal       CoastWatch counties:          Clatsop          Tillamook          Lincoln          Lane             Quarterlies          Douglas             Quarterlies          Coos             Quarterlies          Curry       Topics:          Estuaries          Navy Training          Port of Newport          SOLV Cleanup          Tsunami Debris         Gravel Mining Guide         The Wide, Wide Sea       Marine Reserves       Position: Marine Reserves       Position: Ocean Energy

DISPATCH FOR MILE 302 on 8/15/12   -   LISA MARIE LOCATION Tillamook  •  Oswald West SP, Neahkahnie Mountain, Devils Cauldron CONDITIONS Wednesday 8:40 PM SUMMARY THREE TEENAGERS WERE SHOOTING AT THE BIRDS OFF THE CLIFFS WITH BB/PELLET GUN (w/a scope on top). There were mainly cormorants, murres + gulls. At one point the gulls were shrieking. The kids were on the cliff just off the large parking area with the interpretive panels. LICENSE PLATE: {redacted}, SUV with surfing kit carrier on top. Phoned police at about 8:42pm. There is a path leading you to the edge of that cliff which is unseen from the parking area. I saw them from the cliffs directly north off the Elk Flats trail and can hear the sound of the bb guns. I can see their faces from my 12x42 binoculars. One kid is skinny with curly hair, the other had a stocky figure and a buzz cut. They were also wearing eye protection. Unable to see the third. I was parked in a different parking area so I went to the main one to see if I could get their plates. One suv and a large motorhome were parked and I waited as only the couple from the motorhome were around. Sure enough, three kids climbed over the stone fence and into the SUV, they left and headed north at about 9:10pm. Called the police again to give the plate number but did not note color and make of car. Next day I phoned the state police for an update and was told that a cop did come afterwards but it was after the fact. Heard the kids say that it was fun but it got too dark. Later, contacted the Oswald State Park to inform them of the incident. OBSERVER Lisa Marie EMAIL   •  REPORT PUBLISHED 8/28/12 8:41 PM PRINTER-FRIENDLY ©2013 Oregon Shores •  CONTACT US