A Hoopa forestry worker slipped down into a ravine off Big Hill Road and received serious injuries about 9:30 this morning, according to Rod Mendes, chief of Hoopa Fire and Office of Emergency Services. He said the man rolled about 300 feet from where he slipped. “He is about 2,000 feet down from Big Hill […]
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Teen Rescuers Featured in Washington Post
This morning’s Washington Post feature’s a story about four local teenage surfers who rescued two brothers on Nov. 11 in the waters off Trinidad State Beach. The rescue, first reported in the North Coast Journal, took place around 1:30 p.m. after the 15 year old and 20 year old visiting from out of town were […]
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Resident in Critical Condition After House Fire Rescue
Firefighters rescued one person from an early morning house fire after neighbors awoke to smoke and flames. Humboldt Bay Fire crews arrived at the house on the 6300 block of Purdue Drive near Humboldt Hill about 12:45 a.m. to find the residence “well-involved in fire,” according to a release. After conducting a search, firefighters found […]
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Coast Guard Rescues 3, Chihuahua from Battered Sailboat (With Video)
The Coast Guard rescued three people and a Chihuahua from a disabled sailboat that was being battered by up to 40-mile per hour winds and 20-foot seas off the coast of Klamath Wednesday morning. The captain of the Missfit, which was traveling from San Francisco to Washington, called in their predicament around 6:25 a.m. and […]
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Coasties Rescue Two Injured Firefighters from the Fireline
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay rescued two seriously injured firefighters from a ridge in the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area early Friday morning, plucking them from a spot just yards away from the fire line and pulling them to safety. At about 9:15 p.m. Thursday, the U.S Forest Service asked for the Coast Guard’s help […]
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Coasties Save Two From Eel River Island
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two men from a small island near Crab County Park this weekend after they became stranded when their watercraft became disabled on the ocean side of the Eel River. According to a release, a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted one of the men around 8:30 p.m. Sunday […]
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Coasties Rescue Stranded Hiker
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 22-year-old man who fell off a cliff while hiking in Patrick’s Point State Park yesterday evening. According to a press release, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay got a call reporting a hiker stranded at the base of a sea cliff around 6:45 p.m. and launched its Dolphin helicopter […]
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Remembering the Lost Crew of Coast Guard 6549
The Coast Guard held a ceremony today in memory of the four crew members of CG-6549 who lost their lives during a rescue mission off of Cape Mendocino in 1997. Lt. Jeffrey F. Crane, 35, of Marshfield, Massachusetts; Lt. j.g. Charles W. Thigpen IV, 26, of Riverside; Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard L. Hughes, 33, […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Missing Trinity River Swimmer Found
SECOND UPDATE: The man who was swept away after jumping into the Trinity River near Knight’s Bluff was found alive downstream Saturday more than one hour later and was treated for cold exposure, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. Multiple agencies responded to the scene, including the sheriff’s office, CHP and the Hoopa Valley Tribal […]
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Harrowing Night: Boaters Safe After Hitting Rocks Near Shelter Cove
A trimaran called the Midnight Sun struck rocks near Shelter Cove last night and the crew had to escape on an inflatable boat and make their way into harbor through the storm, said Cheryl Antony of the Shelter Cove Fire Department. “Something happened to their boat. … They sent out a distress signal at 9:30 […]
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Leia and Caroline’s Rescue (with Slideshow) and How to Help the Helpers
It was a moment celebrated across the world on Sunday: The “absolute miracle” of finding two young sisters, just 8 and 5, huddled under a huckleberry bush in the woods near Richardson Grove two days after they were last seen in front of their home. Nowhere was the moment expressed more vividly than the faces […]
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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 […]