Man rescued by Coast Guard suspected of leaving useless fish exterior ‘Goonies’ home

Goonies never say useless fish.

A person accused of dumping a useless fish on the porch of a house featured within the movie “The Goonies” was rescued by the Coast Guard after his stolen yacht capsized in turbulent waters Friday, Oregon authorities said.

Cops stated Jericho Labonte, 35, was arrested after the rescue on the mouth of the Columbia River, which runs by way of Oregon and Washington earlier than opening as much as the Pacific Ocean.

Labonte had been wished by authorities since Wednesday for the alleged fish dropoff, in line with the the police division in Astoria, Ore.

After the rescue, Labonte was transported by helicopter to Coast Guard Base Astoria, the place he was handled for gentle hypothermia earlier than being taken to a hospital.

Native authorities stated they acknowledged Labonte from video of the rescue shared on social media.

A clip posted by the Coast Guard reveals a rescue swimmer being lowered into the water from a helicopter hovering within the air above. He swims over to the yacht, which is then rolled by an enormous wave, earlier than he reaches Labonte and helps him out of the river.

By the point police arrived on the hospital to arrest Labonte, he had already been launched. Officers managed to seize and arrest him later, however didn’t present additional particulars.

“It’s been a very odd 48 hours,” Astoria Police Chief Stacy Kelly stated.

Labonte was wished on fees of theft, endangering one other individual, unauthorized use of a automobile and felony mischief.

He was additionally wished in Canada on fees of felony harassment, mischief and failure to conform. These fees, in his native British Columbia, date to final fall.

With Information Wire Providers