The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office announced today that human remains found decades ago have been identified as those of a Trinity County woman reported missing in 1987. According to a press release, Hyampom School teacher Kay Josephine Medin was reported missing by her husband Nickolas Medin on Aug. 3, 1987, after he said he returned […]
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Death of Eureka Resident Found in Humboldt Bay Under Investigation
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of Eureka resident Krystal Shinka, whose body was found in Humboldt Bay on Tuesday morning. According to a news release, the 43 year old was reported missing Dec. 9, with the person making the report telling the Eureka Police Department that Shinka had not been seen since […]
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Missing Man in Southern Humboldt
A search is ongoing in the Briceland area of Southern Humboldt after an older resident was reported missing. According to Samantha Karges of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, “Girard Regis Breen, age 76, was reported missing yesterday, Dec. 17, 2020, at about 5:20 p.m. by a neighbor. The property on which Breen lives in Briceland […]
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HCSO Investigating McKinleyville Missing Person
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing person report of a missing 48-year-old Sean Lance Hawkins, aka “Hawkeye,” of McKinleyville who was last seen on Dec. 4 in Eureka. Hawkin’s family reported him missing on Monday. According to the release, his vehicle was found unoccupied in a wooded area near Clam Beach Road and Dows […]
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Woman Reported Missing Found Dead at Weitchpec Property
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 44-year-old woman who was found dead Nov. 5 at a property she owns in Weitchpec after deputies searched the area in response to a missing person report. According to a news release, no evidence of foul play was found at the scene. The HCSO […]
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Law Enforcement Looking for Missing Bay Area Woman
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing person’s case after a Bay Area woman’s car was found abandoned on a logging road near Korbel. The vehicle, belonging to 75-year-old Betty Baxter Simmons, was found abandoned on Snow Camp Road near Korbel by an employee of a timber company. A search of the surrounding […]
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Body Found on Centerville Beach Identified as Oregon Man
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified a body found Feb. 24 on Centerville Beach as that of Jeremy Dimitri Vlahos, 37, of Eugene, Oregon. Vlahos was found wearing a shirt with the words “HumboldtANARCHO, STATE FREE- HA TE FREE – FIGHT BIGOTRY.” The sheriff’s office released a photo of the shirt on May 7 with […]
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Body of Missing Canadian Found by His Father
The body of a Canadian man who was reported missing nearly two weeks ago was found by his father on Monday in a heavily vegetated area of the Arcata Marsh, according to the Arcata Police Department. Felix Desautels-Poirier, who would have turned 26 on Dec. 27, was traveling through the area with a friend from […]
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Missing New Zealand Man Confirmed Dead in Possible Drowning
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that a body found near the Mad River Boat Ramp at 9:20 a.m. today was that of Lester Abbey, who went missing yesterday after leaving for an evening jog. Abbey’s body was retrieved by a Coast Guard Helicopter. The New Zealand man was visiting family in McKinleyville, and […]