A 77-year-old McKinleyville man was found dead this morning, 36 hours after he was reported to have been sent home in a ride service following his release from a local hospital around 10 p.m. on July 7. According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, James Jaworski’s family said he never made it to his residence […]
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Sheriff’s Office: Bone Found in Redway Belongs to Missing Man
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reported today that a bone found in the Redway area in July has been identified as belonging to a local man reported missing in February of 2018. According to a news release, the left tibia was sent to the Department of Justice and the agency notified the sheriff’s office Nov. […]
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Missing 4-Year-Old Girl Found Safe
A missing 4-year-old girl was found safe Saturday by deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office after conversations between her father and detectives led to the discovery of her location. Thompson Thompson was reported missing Oct. 9 by her legal guardian after she was not brought back from an Oct. 5 visit with her father […]
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Sheriff’s Office Asks Public’s Help in Locating Missing 4 Year Old
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 4-year-old girl “abducted under suspicious circumstances.” According to a news release, Thompson Thompson was reported missing Oct. 9 by her legal guardian after her father Peter Thompson did not bring her back from a scheduled visitation on Oct. 5. “The […]
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Missing Woman’s Remains Recovered After Defendant Tells Investigators Location in Plea Deal
The body of a 32-year-old woman who has been missing since April of 2021 was recovered earlier this month from a site on the “outskirts of Eureka” after the man who pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter for her death directed investigators to the location as part of a plea agreement, according to the Humboldt County […]
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Remains Found in Rohner Park Identified as Missing Fortuna Resident
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the remains found in Rohner Park last week as belonging to Fortuna resident Lewis William Leckliter III, who was last seen in August. He was 48. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges told the Journal in an email that he was identified by a family member by […]
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Yurok Tribal Leaders Attend Feather Alert Bill Signing
Yurok tribal leaders joined Gov. Gavin Newsom and Assemblymember James C. Ramos at today’s signing of the Feather Alert bill, which will allow for the quick dissemination of information when an Indigenous individual is reported missing under “unexplained or suspicious circumstances.” The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples crisis only gained real attention outside of Native […]
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Yurok Tribal Chair to Address Legislature on MMIWG Epidemic
With the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons approaching Thursday, a Jeans for Justice event was held Friday in Hoopa, kicking off a week of events on the North Coast. Awareness of a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples epidemic has spread since 2020, when the Sovereign Bodies Institute released a groundbreaking […]
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Dive Team Set to Look For Missing Fishermen
Humboldt Bay Fire’s Dive Recovery and Rescue Team is preparing for a recovery dive in Humboldt Bay, looking for a father and sonwho went missing near King Salmon while boating in Humboldt Bay on Tuesday. The team, working in conjunction with the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District and California Fish and Wildlife, performed […]
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UPDATE: Coast Guard: Active Search for Missing Father, Son Suspended
UPDATE: The Coast Guard reported Wednesday night that the active search for a father and son who went missing Tuesday after launching a 16-foot fishing boat into Humboldt Bay has been suspended. “Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crews, Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 29-foot Response Boat-Small crews and Coast Guard Air […]
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Community Members Set to Continue Search for Missing Man
The search for a missing Blue Lake man is set to continue this morning, with organizers asking community members to meet at 11 a.m. at the Seascape Restaurant parking lot, where they will be assigned search areas. Hunter Nathaniel Lewis is believed to have entered the ocean in his 15-feet green fiberglass canoe between 10 […]
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UPDATE: Search and Rescue Effort’s Focus Shifts to North of Elk Head
UPDATE: Part of a missing 21-year-old Blue Lake man’s canoe was found today on the shoreline north of Elk Head, according to a Facebook post by his father. Hunter Nathaniel Lewis is believed to have entered the ocean with his canoe in Trinidad Harbor between 10 a.m. and noon Dec. 30 and hasn’t been seen […]