NORTH BEND, Ore. — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a father and his young son after a wave swept them to sea from a beach near Cape Blanco.

Coast Guard Petty Officer Amanda Norcross said a helicopter crew from the Coast Guard station in North Bend continued the search Monday but was not successful.

Jayson Dean Thomas, 31, of Elmira, and his 3-year-old son were walking Sunday on a beach at Boice Cope Park, about 2 miles north of Cape Blanco when the wave struck, officials said.

The boy’s mother saw it happen and called authorities.

Crews in helicopters and search boats and state troopers in all-terrain vehicles found only the man’s jacket and a child carrier he had been wearing in the surf.

State Police spokesman Captain Bill Fugate said the area where they were swept away is steep and the ocean was rough because of an approaching storm.

State Police and the Curry County sheriff’s office assisted in the search Monday.

Cape Blanco is a small town near Eugene, along the state’s southern coast. It is the westernmost point in the state.

Associated Press