The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four hikers from a stranded part of the Lost Coast Trail between Petrolia and Shelter Cove yesterday. One hiker reportedly had a head injury and one another hypothermia, according to a report over the scanner by the Coast Guard and confirmed by Samantha Karges of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department. […]
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Mattole Beach Body Identified as that of Missing Woman
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the body found by a hiker Feb. 21 in the Mattole Beach area as that of Hana Hammer, who was reported missing Feb. 2. Hammer, 45, was last seen in the Petrolia area Jan. 25. According to a Facebook page launched to bring attention to her disappearance, her […]
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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 […]