'World's Wildest Police Videos' producer missing after fall

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The creator of the reality television series "World's Wildest Police Videos" fell 300 feet from an Oregon cliff into the Pacific Ocean and was feared dead, authorities said Sunday.

Paul Stojanovich, 47, and his fiancee Kim Srowel were hiking Saturday at Treasure Cove, a bluff overlooking the ocean, when he slipped while stopping to pose for a picture, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Jamie Desanno.

Stojanovich grabbed a tree limb but plummeted into the surf below, said Sgt. Mike Zimmerman of the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office. Waves were 14 to 16 feet at the time, and rain over the past week had left the trail slippery.

Srowel called 911, and officers searched for three hours but found no sign of Stojanovich, Desanno said.

Before he became executive producer of "World's Wildest Police Videos," Stojanovich had been an assistant field producer for the long-running show "COPS," which premiered in March 1989.

Stojanovich, whose home is in Portland, also is an honorary Special Reserve Officer for the Beaverton Police Department, said Beaverton police spokesman Mark Hyde.