The quick action of Briceland Road area residents yesterday evening helped contain a hydraulic fluid leak in Redwood Creek after a tractor ended up in the waters following an unloading incident. According to a CHP release, the incident happened around 5:30 p.m. as the tractor was being removed from tilt deck trailer attached to a […]
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Drowning Victim Identified as 33-Year-Old Eurekan
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who drowned in Redwood Creek after a rafting accident Friday afternoon as 33-year-old Jonathan Walsh Mellon, of Eureka. “We’re viewing this as an unfortunate accident,” said sheriff’s Sgt. Ernie Stewart, adding he doesn’t anticipate any criminal investigation stemming from Mellon’s death. According to the sheriff’s office, […]