The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a ground search near Ettersburg today for additional human remains after a jawbone was located in the Mattole River by California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists on July 8. According to a HCSO news release, the call came in just before 8 p.m. and a deputy responded […]
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U.S. Army Corps, UC Berkeley Repatriate Human Remains to Wiyot Tribe
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District and the University of California at Berkeley repatriated 20 human remains believed to be lineal descendants of the Wiyot Tribe and 136 historical, traditional and culturally important objects that belong to the Wiyot Tribe. “We have been working to return the remains of our relations for […]
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Timber Worker Finds Human Remains Near Korbel
According to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release, an unnamed timber company called the Office of Emergency Communications saying an employee had discovered remains “in the area of Snow Camp Road.” The release says deputies recovered the remains of the yet unnamed deceased person and that “Foul play is not yet suspected.” Anyone with […]
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Human Remains Found in Northeast Humboldt
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has found human remains in Northeast Humboldt near Highway 96, between Hoopa and Weitchpec. The identity and sex of the deceased are unknown, as is the cause and manner of death. HSCO has launched a further investigation and will release more information when available. Read the full release below. Human remains […]
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Coroner’s Office Identifies Human Remains Found in Manila Last Week
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the human remains that were found near Manila on June 18 as 22-year-old Ajani S. Wilson. “Wilson was reported missing to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office on May 28 after falling into the ocean in the Elk Head area of Trinidad. Search teams were unable to locate Wilson […]
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Remains of Missing Man From Illinois Found
Remains found Thursday in Redwood National and State Parks have been identified as belonging to 49-year-old Jeff Pierce of Oswego, Illinois, who had been reported missing. No foul play is suspected at this time, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. A release states the remains were found after state parks rangers called the sheriff’s […]
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Unidentified Remains Found by Hiker Near Petrolia
Officials believe the unidentified person whose body was found by a hiker in the Mattole Beach area on Wednesday afternoon died some time ago, according to a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release. An autopsy has been scheduled for Friday. Few details were immediately available, including whether the remains were those of a man or […]
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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 […]