On Saturday, March 4, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal got an atypical call. It was from Second District Supervisor Michelle Bushnell, who’d been fielding frantic calls from cattle ranchers in her district who had been blocked off from tending their herds by roads covered in heavy snow and downed trees, leaving their cows unfed and […]
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Happy Ending: Missing Woman, Dog Found Safe After 28 Hours
A missing Honeydew woman and her dog were found safe and uninjured last night, nearly 28 hours after being reported missing when they failed to return back from a walk. According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office news release, Kari Nelson and her pet were located by search and rescue crews just before 5 p.m. […]
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Dive Team Set to Look For Missing Fishermen
Humboldt Bay Fire’s Dive Recovery and Rescue Team is preparing for a recovery dive in Humboldt Bay, looking for a father and sonwho went missing near King Salmon while boating in Humboldt Bay on Tuesday. The team, working in conjunction with the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District and California Fish and Wildlife, performed […]
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UPDATE: Coast Guard: Active Search for Missing Father, Son Suspended
UPDATE: The Coast Guard reported Wednesday night that the active search for a father and son who went missing Tuesday after launching a 16-foot fishing boat into Humboldt Bay has been suspended. “Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews, Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 29-foot Response Boat-Small crews and Coast Guard Air […]
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UPDATE: Search and Rescue Ongoing at South Jetty
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports the “missing person has been found safe.” PREVIOUS: Deputies are assisting the the U.S. Coast Guard with a search and rescue operation at the South Jetty, where a person is believed to be in the water. No other details were immediately available.
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UPDATE: Coast Guard Rescues Crab Boat Crew
UPDATE: Three crab fishermen were rescued by the Coast Guard on Sunday night after their boat hit the jetties after losing propulsion while attempting to go through Humboldt Bay’s entrance channel. After Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay received a distress call from the Sunup around 6:20 p.m. saying the boat was on the South Jetty […]
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Rescuers Respond to Truck in the Bay, RHB reports
The Coast Guard and Humboldt Bay Fire has responded with rescue swimmers to the scene on Humboldt Bay where a truck, possibly with several occupants, entered the water and became submerged around 2 p.m., this afternoon, Redheaded Blackbelt reports. Read more about the rescue here.
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UPDATE: Rescue Underway at North Jetty
UPDATE: The victim is being transported via a Coast Guard helicopter for medical treatment in unknown condition, according to the sheriff’s office. PREVIOUS: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports a 67-year-old woman swept off the North Jetty today as high surf hits the area has been rescued from the water, with CPR being performed at […]
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Man Missing Near Manila Beach Found Safe, RHBB Reports
A man who went missing near Manila Beach north of Eureka last night has been found safe this morning and reunited with friends and family. Travis Privat and friends were having a bonfire down by the Manila Beach around 7 p.m. Saturday night. Privat walked a friend back to her car at the Montessori School around […]
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Man Rescued After Being Stuck in Bay Mud
A man was rescued just after 6 p.m. today after becoming stuck in the mud in Humboldt Bay near Hilfiker Lane off Broadway in Eureka. He declined medical treatment, according to the incident commander. The call came in about 5:55 p.m. The Coast Guard, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Humboldt Bay Fire Department […]
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Coasties Rescue Firefighter in Mendo
A Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crew rescued a firefighter suffering heat stroke symptoms while working in rough terrain on the Box Fire in the Mendocino National Forest on Sunday night, according to a news release. The call for assistance came in around 10:50 p.m. “Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay launched an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter […]
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Coastie Crew Receives Prestigious National Honors for Daring Rescue (with Video)
A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Sector Humboldt Bay received prestigious national honors today for their daring rescue of two injured firefighters during last year’s Middle Fire. Cmdr. Derek Schramel, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot, and Petty Officer 1st Class Graham McGinnis, an aviation survival technician, received Distinguished Flying Crosses from Rear Adm. Brian Penoyer […]