The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 57-year-old man who drowned in the Eel River near Holmes Flat yesterday afternoon. According to a witness, the man was swept under by the river’s current while swimming and failed to resurface, a sheriff’s office press release states. Sheriff’s deputies and multiple agencies were […]
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Arcata Woman Drowns in Trinity River
A 22-year-old Arcata woman drowned July 23, reportedly after being swept into the current of the Trinity River near Kimtu Beach. Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area at 6:18 p.m. for a report of a possible drowning. The woman was recovered and CPR administered but efforts to revive her were unsuccessful. “Residents […]
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Coroner’s Office Hopes This T-Shirt Will Lead to Man’s ID
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office is looking for information about a T-shirt in the hopes that it will lead to the identification of a man whose body was found on Centerville Beach in late February. The black shirt had white lettering that read: “HumboldtANARCHO, STATE FREE- HATE FREE – FIGHT BIGOTRY.” The man’s severely decomposed […]
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8 Year Old Found Dead After Being Swept Out to Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard has recovered the body of an 8-year-old girl who was swept out to sea near Big Lagoon yesterday afternoon. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that the girl was swept into the ocean while jumping into waves on the ocean side of the lagoon at about 3:15 p.m. yesterday. Sheriff’s deputies […]
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Body Found Last Year ID’d as Missing Man
A body found on a South Jetty beach last January has been identified as Mitchell G. Hernandez, who had been reported missing on Nov. 23, 2016. The cause of death is consistent with drowning, according to a release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Journal‘s Feb. 8 story “Still Missing,” his backpack was […]
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Eel River Drowning Death ID’d as Russian Man
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man whose body was found in South Fork of the Eel River near Redway on Oct. 6 as Dordzhi Sandzhiev, a Russian citizen who frequented Southern Humboldt and was known to deputies, according to a press release. Sandzhiev, whose cause of death was determined to be drowning, […]
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Drowning in Hoopa
Stanley Capoeman, 64, drowned in the Trinity River yesterday at around 3:45 p.m. According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Capoeman was visiting family in Hoopa from Taholah, Washington. His family members reported that he suddenly called out for help and was then swept downstream. A search concluded at 5 p.m., when Capoeman was found […]
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Myers Flat Man Dies While Surfing Off Shelter Cove
A Myers Flat man died Sunday after apparently suffering a medical emergency while surfing off of Shelter Cove, the third drowning death in Humboldt County in less than two weeks. Michael Allen Byerley, 51, was pulled out of the water by fellow surfers and taken to the Shelter Cove Volunteer Fire Department, where he was pronounced […]
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Coroner Identifies Man Pulled From Humboldt Bay
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office today identified the man whose body was pulled out of Humboldt Bay on July 2 as Shane Christopher Barbion. He was 47. Officials believe Barbion, who was identified using his fingerprints, was living in Eureka at the time of his death. Family members in Nevada have been notified. No foul play […]
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Drowning Victim Identified
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identity of a man found drowned in the Klamath River on Friday, June 30. Joshua Aldon Hammond, 45, was found by a fisherman near Young’s Bar at around 4:40 p.m. An autopsy conducted today confirmed no foul play. From the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: On Friday, 06/30/2017, […]
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Man Found in Manila Dunes Confirmed Drowning Death
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s office has confirmed that the young man found dead on the wave slope near the Ma-le’l Dunes in Manila on Dec. 26 is a drowning victim, believed to be the sixth such death in 2016. The coroner’s office, which conducted an autopsy today, is asking for the public’s help in making a […]
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Wisconsin Man Found Dead in Eel River
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identity of a 26-year-old man found in the Eel River Tuesday evening as Joshua Deyo from Wisconsin. Deyo was found floating face down at Bear Canyon Bridge, near Garberville. An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 3. “We are actively investigating the incident,” says Selena Zorrilla-Mendoza of […]