The Coast Guard rescued two people aboard a disabled vessel Saturday, approximately 11 miles southwest of Petrolia, according to a U.S. Coast Guard press release. The disabled pleasure craft Wooden Mistress began taking on water as the Coast Guard towed it back to Eureka, prompting the Coast Guard to rescue the crewmembers before the vessel […]
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Medical Rescue Ongoing of a Paraglider Injured in a Crash Near Petrolia
About 2:48 p.m., a man who crashed his paraglider was injured in an accident near Prosper Ridge Road in the Windy Ridge Road area of Petrolia, according to the scanner. Petrolia and Honeydew Fire were dispatched to the scene. According to Samantha Karges, spokesperson for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department, “Cal Fire and Medical responded, […]
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Coasties Rescue Firefighter in Mendo
A Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay crew rescued a firefighter suffering heat stroke symptoms while working in rough terrain on the Box Fire in the Mendocino National Forest on Sunday night, according to a news release. The call for assistance came in around 10:50 p.m. “Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay launched an MH-65D Dolphin helicopter […]
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Arcata Fire Rescues Man After ‘Top of the World’ Fall
Last night, a 26-year-old McKinleyville man fell 70 feet from the popular hiking spot, Top of the World, which is located off of Fickle Hill Road. Arcata Fire was called out about 11:20 p.m. Friday and they worked several hours to safely pack the man out of the area. According to scanner reports, friends who […]
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Coastie Crew Receives Prestigious National Honors for Daring Rescue (with Video)
A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Sector Humboldt Bay received prestigious national honors today for their daring rescue of two injured firefighters during last year’s Middle Fire. Cmdr. Derek Schramel, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter pilot, and Petty Officer 1st Class Graham McGinnis, an aviation survival technician, received Distinguished Flying Crosses from Rear Adm. Brian Penoyer […]
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Coast Guard Crew to Receive High National Honors for Rescuing Trapped Firefighters (with Video)
A flight crew with Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay will be honored with prestigious national awards Thursday for their role in rescuing two injured firefighters trapped on a mountainside being engulfed in flames during last year’s Middle Fire. Lt. Cmdr. Derek Schramel, the aircraft commander, and Petty Officer 1st Class Graham McGinnis, a rescue swimmer, […]
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UPDATED: Rescue Underway Near Trinidad
At approximately 1:45 p.m., an emergency dispatcher sent Arcata Ambulance and Westhaven Fire Department to travel out the main trail off the parking lot “east of the beach” in the College Cove area near Trinidad. The dispatcher said they had received two reports of a 22-year-old male that had fallen about 15 feet “possibly into […]
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One Rescued by Helicopter Near Blue Lake
About 7:30 this morning, scanner traffic indicated that there was a rescue ongoing southeast of Blue Lake. We were unable to ascertain the reason for the rescue but Chopper 102 has been dispatched to the area and is attempting to locate the distressed individuals. The area is foggy. At 9:04 a.m., a first responder said […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Deputies Plucking Packages From Humboldt Bay After Plane Crash
SECOND UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports that deputies are plucking what appear to be Amazon packages that were inside the plane that crashed into Humboldt Bay this morning out of the water. The pilot was rescued in “good condition” and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the cause of the crash. UPDATE: Humboldt […]
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SECOND UPDATE: ‘Everyone is Doing Well,’ Boat Owner Says After Coasties Respond to Distressed Vessel
SECOND UPDATE: A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew used “direction-finding radio” to locate debris from a sinking boat after receiving a distress call Sunday evening that guided rescuers to fishermen who had made it to a beach in their survival gear using a life raft, according to a press release. Due to a head injury, […]
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HSU Student Surfing in Rough Conditions Rescued by Coasties (with Video)
A Coast Guard helicopter crew plucked to safety an exhausted surfer who was being swept into the rocks near Moonstone Beach by high surf around 2 p.m. Sunday. The 20-year-old Humboldt State University student was flown to the Arcata-Eureka airport in McKinleyville, where he was evaluated by emergency medical personnel and released. According to the […]
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Intense Effort to Rescue Injured Hoopa Forestry Service Worker
At times the crews intent on assisting an injured forestry service worker in the Big Hill Road area of Hoopa on Monday had to crawl through brush on their hands and knees, said Rod Mendes, chief of Hoopa Fire and Office of Emergency Services. He said that while the rescue began at 9:30 in the […]