UPDATE: Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal has confirmed at a press conference that the two young sisters lost in the woods near Benbow have been found alive and well. “I’m pleased to say that we’re all witnessing a miracle today — Caroline and Leia have been found safe and sound,” Honsal said before heaping praise […]
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Search and Rescue Teams Ready for Massive Push Today (with Slideshow)
Officials coordinating the search for two young sisters who have been missing south of Benbow since Friday afternoon are preparing for another massive push today, with search and rescue personnel and equipment coming in from all over Northern California. According to a reporter at the scene, the turnout of search and rescue personnel is much […]
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As Night Falls, Search Effort Changes Strategy
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal tells the Journal that with nightfall approaching, the search and rescue effort for two young sisters believed to be missing in the woods south of Benbow is shifting gears. Honsal said search and rescue crews have been brought back from the field — steep, rugged terrain near Twin Trees Drive […]
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‘All Hands’ Search Continues for Missing Sisters 24 Hours after Disappearance
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said his office is using every available resource to scour the woods south of Benbow for two sisters reported missing yesterday afternoon. Honsal made clear there are absolutely no signs of foul play but said he’s called in his criminal investigations unit as a precaution, noting that deputies are searching […]
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Signs of Hope in Search for Benbow Girls
A search and rescue effort for two sisters — Caroline and Leia Carrico, 5 and 8, respectively — who went missing yesterday afternoon in the woods near Benbow have found a clue. “One of the searchers found a couple of granola bar wrappers and the mother was able to confirm that she had just bought […]
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National Guard, Coast Guard Join Search for Missing Benbow Sisters
At least 10 agencies have now joined the search for two missing Benbow girls, who are believed to have wandered into the woods yesterday afternoon. All available resources are being utilized by the search personnel, including National Guard satellite technology to track and coordinate search teams. The sisters — Caroline Rose Carrico, 5, and Leia […]
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Search Continues for Missing Benbow Girls
Searchers are gathering in Benbow this morning to continue to look for Leia and Caroline Carrico, two girls missing in the woods near Benbow. The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has sent a crew with a search dog to aid the effort, according to the the girls’ mother, Misty Carrico. The two girls, Caroline Rose, 5, […]
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Fatal Single-Car Crash Near Benbow
A 63-year-old man was killed last night when he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree on U.S. Highway 101 near Benbow. According to the California Highway Patrol, the man — whose identity isn’t being released until his family can be notified of his death — was traveling southbound shortly before 9 […]
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Back to the Blueprints
The Benbow Historic Inn, a circa 1926 landmark on the Redwood Highway in Southern Humboldt County, is kicking off an ambitious expansion this summer, one that will draw creatively on its past and complete the original plans of its designers. Over its 90 years, the Tudor-style luxury inn has hosted the likes of Clark Gable, […]