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 […]
Eel River
Posted inNews (NCJ)
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, […]
Posted inNews (NCJ)
Garberville Man Found Dead in Eel River
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 33-year-old man whose body was found in the South Fork of the Eel River north of Redway last week. Deputies responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 to a report of a body in the river and found it just upstream of the […]
Posted inSpecial Sections
Perfect Summer Trips
Trees, trees, everywhere — and not just evergreens. Maple madness, a little known tradition in Humboldt, offers fall foliage and apple orchards bear the fruit of a festival and award-winning hard ciders. Feast your eyes on Eureka’s sculpture scene (which is looking up), a world record steer, Shakespeare in the redwoods, a rare lunar event […]
Posted inNews (NCJ)
No Foul Play Suspected in Death of Massachusetts Man
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office said no foul play is suspect in the death of a 44-year-old Massachusetts man found on the bank of the South Fork of the Eel River over the weekend. According to a press release, Eric Christian Mineau, whose body was located near the base of a Garberville cliff, sustained injuries that […]
Posted inNews (NCJ)
Pilot of Airplane that Crashed in Eel River Identified
The remains of an ultra-light aircraft pilot that went down May 4 into the main fork of the Eel River have been recovered and identified as those of 61-year-old Rex Whitlow. According to a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, Whitlow’s body was located at about 2 p.m. yesterday by family friends who […]
Posted inNews (NCJ)
Wiyot Teenager Killed While Eeling
The Wiyot Tribe is reporting via social media that Alex Lopez, 15, an enrolled member of the tribe, died Saturday afternoon while eeling at the mouth of the Eel River. Lopez was experienced in the traditional Wiyot practice but waves pushed a log onto him in a freak accident. According to a report from KIEM […]
Posted inNews (NCJ)
Flooding Expected on the Eel, Van Duzen
With more rain in the forecast, officials are warning that the Eel and Van Duzen rivers are expected to crest their banks as low-lying areas of the county flood on Tuesday. This weekend’s storm, which dumped between 4 and 5 inches over the last 72 hours, left a Fortuna woman stranded with her two dogs […]
Posted inNews (NCJ)
Sheriff’s Office Investigating Death Near Homeless Camp
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has launched a death investigation after finding a body down a cliff from a homeless camp near Garberville. Deputies were called to the scene shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday, and found the body across from the entrance to Camp Raven Cliff between Redwood Drive and the Eel River. According […]
Posted inNews (NCJ)
Human Remains Found on Eel River
A person canoeing the Eel River on Sunday found human remains close to Stafford. Due to their extreme state of decomposition, the coroner’s office has not been able to learn the sex or any other identifying features of the body. Chief Deputy Coroner Ernie Stewart said it appeared the body had been there “quite some […]
Posted inNews (NCJ)
Drowning Deaths for 2015 at Seven Year High
Aaron Coffelt, a 44-year-old Rio Dell man who was pulled from the Eel River near his home last Thursday, was the county’s 12th drowning of 2015. That’s the most drowning deaths recorded in at least seven years, eclipsing the 10 reported in 2013. Meteorologist Troy Nicolini of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has said […]
Posted inNews (NCJ)
Family: Danielle Bertolini Confirmed Dead
Family members have confirmed that the skull found on the banks of the Eel River this spring belonged to Danielle Bertolini, missing since February 2014. A family member had initially posted the news on the “Help find Sheila Franks and Danielle Bertolini” Facebook page yesterday, but only confirmed with a press release this afternoon. In […]