The three-year-old boy and his mother that have been missing since the car she was driving crashed into a tree about noon on November 30 have been located, according to a friend of the family. According to scanner traffic, Leggett Fire was dispatched to the scene about 10:50 a.m. after Trinity Bray and her three-year-old […]
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Mother and Child Still Missing After Crash North of Leggett
A mother and child are still missing after a crash north of Leggett 24 hours ago. The woman, Trinity Bray, was driving a vehicle that struck a tree south of Confusion Hill just before noon at mile marker 98.3. An adult male passenger received major injuries. The 34-year-old McKinleyville woman and her 3-year-old child, Anthony, […]
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Body of Missing Kayaker Recovered
The body of missing 19-year-old kayaker Nick Brunner was recovered this morning, according to a friend of the family. Jae Wood, a family friend who has been helping with search efforts, posted on the Humboldt County on Alert Facebook page about 10:50 this morning, “It is with a sad but grateful heart I can say […]
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Update: Officials Suspend Search and Rescue Operation of Missing Kayaker
Update: The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search and rescue operation for Nicholas Brunner who went missing while kayaking yesterday at Trinidad Harbor. “Suspending a search is not a decision we make lightly,” Capt. Mark Hiigel, Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay commander said in the release. “It is only after we have over-saturated every […]
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Plane Missing After Stopping in Shelter Cove
Last Thursday, Kayla Rodriguez, a Bay Area nurse, excited to be leaving on a short jaunt up the coast with her friend, Justin Winfrey, sent an Instagram post to her boyfriend as she arrived at the Novato air base at 5:49 p.m. Between then and the moment the two passenger plane they were in disappeared […]
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Sheriff’s Office Seeks Aid in Finding Missing 4 Year Old
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating in a missing 4-year-old girl who is believed to be with her mother. According to a release, Delisse Lalee Jones, 37, and her daughter Ariana Bemis-Eib were last seen by the girl’s father when Jones picked her up for an overnight visit on […]
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Sisters Reunited with Parents After 44 Hours Lost in the Woods (With Video and Slideshow)
Leia and Caroline Carrico have been reunited with their mother after spending 44 hours lost in the woods until they were ultimately found this morning. “You are in so much trouble,” Misty Carrico told the first girl as she pulled her into her arms shortly before noon today. A video of the reunion shows both parents sobbing tears of joy at […]
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UPDATE: Sheriff: ‘We’re All Witnessing a Miracle’ After Girls Found Safe
UPDATE: Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal has confirmed at a press conference that the two young sisters lost in the woods near Benbow have been found alive and well. “I’m pleased to say that we’re all witnessing a miracle today — Caroline and Leia have been found safe and sound,” Honsal said before heaping praise […]
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Search and Rescue Teams Ready for Massive Push Today (with Slideshow)
Officials coordinating the search for two young sisters who have been missing south of Benbow since Friday afternoon are preparing for another massive push today, with search and rescue personnel and equipment coming in from all over Northern California. According to a reporter at the scene, the turnout of search and rescue personnel is much […]
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As Night Falls, Search Effort Changes Strategy
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal tells the Journal that with nightfall approaching, the search and rescue effort for two young sisters believed to be missing in the woods south of Benbow is shifting gears. Honsal said search and rescue crews have been brought back from the field — steep, rugged terrain near Twin Trees Drive […]
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‘All Hands’ Search Continues for Missing Sisters 24 Hours after Disappearance
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said his office is using every available resource to scour the woods south of Benbow for two sisters reported missing yesterday afternoon. Honsal made clear there are absolutely no signs of foul play but said he’s called in his criminal investigations unit as a precaution, noting that deputies are searching […]