The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is looking into whether the body found earlier this week by a wildlife photographer in the Eel River is that of a Santa Rosa man who was last seen heading home after a trip to Eureka in November. A release states that the missing man’s family contacted the MCSO after […]
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‘This is a Human Being’: A Volunteer Rescue Team Dropped Everything to Recover a Body Found in the Eel River
The recent rains had pushed the waters of the Eel River higher and the sound the cold current rushing over rocks was loud when Southern Humboldt County Technical Rescue team member Thomas Norris met up with Talia Rose yesterday near the Humboldt-Mendocino county line. “She had messaged us on Facebook about 12:45,” explained Norris, a […]
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SoHum Wildlife Photographer Discovers Body in Eel River
Wildlife photographer and County Line Wild blogger, Talia Rose, discovered a body this morning about 9 a.m. as she was out searching for images of wild creatures to capture. Talia Rose, who does freelance work for Redheaded Blackbelt, was near the bridge over the Eel River on State Route 271 when she spotted large wild […]
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North Coast Night Lights: 1964 High Water on the Avenue
In 1964 a perfect storm of snow melt and heavy rains caused a historic flood in Humboldt County and the greater Pacific Northwest. Along the Eel River watershed, the raging flood waters wiped out roads, bridges, and entire communities. U.S. Highway 101 was submerged at some points. That was before my memory, and now most […]
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Fire Breaks out Near Redway
UPDATE: Forward progress has been stopped on the Red Fire as of about 2:25 p.m., according to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Paul Savanna. PREVIOUSLY: A fire is burning on the mountain across the South Fork of the Eel River from Redway in Southern Humboldt. Readers report that they first saw smoke before 11:30 a.m. Cal […]
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Open Door Officially Opens in Fortuna
Open Door Community Health Centers officially added a new facility to its already formidable collection Oct. 26, when officials cut the ribbon on its new state-of-the-art health center in Fortuna. The event, which drew North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman and Second District Humboldt County Supervisor Estelle Fennell, among other notables, marked the official opening of […]
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North Coast Night Lights: South Fork Bridge, July 2018
Built in 1910, this old railroad bridge crosses the Main Fork of the Eel River just upstream of the confluence with the South Fork Eel River. I’m not absolutely certain what to call the bridge, having seen it variously called “South Fork Bridge,” “Dyerville Train Trestle” and “Dyerville Bridge.” It is part of the old […]
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Eel River Forecast to Crest at 19 Feet Saturday
The National Weather Service office in Eureka is forecasting the Eel River will reach “Action stage” by 5 a.m. on Saturday and crest in the afternoon slightly above 19 feet, causing “minor flooding.” Flood stage is considered 20 feet, which was last hit and surpassed in January of 2016, when the Eel River hit 21.34 […]
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Body Found Near South Jetty ID’d as Missing Fortuna Man
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man whose body was found last weekend at the South Jetty near the mouth of the Eel River as Fortuna resident Quincy Tod Mendes. He was 35. Mendes was last seen around 5:40 p.m. on Jan. 21, after he was involved in a solo vehicle crash on […]
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UPDATE: Preliminary Autopsy Results For Centerville Beach Body
UPDATE: The body has been confirmed as male, but its identity is pending. According to the sheriff’s office, preliminary autopsy results show signs of death consistent with drowning. Previously: An autopsy is scheduled tomorrow to help determine the identity and cause of death of a body found Saturday afternoon on Centerville Beach, approximately a quarter […]
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UPDATED: Sheriff’s Office Pulls Body from Van Duzen River
UPDATE: According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, deputies recovered a male body from the Van Duzen River, near the south side of the Van Duzen River bank, located “approximately 1000 feet from the mouth of the river.” An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 7. Previously: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that deputies […]
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Award-Winning Eel River Documentary Screens Tomorrow in Eureka
The North Coast will get the chance tomorrow to take an up-close look at the Eel River, its history and its uncertain future. A River’s Last Chance, an award-winning documentary by Shane Anderson, will screen at the Eureka Theater at 7 p.m., to be followed by a panel discussion with Anderson, co-producer Jason Hartwick and […]