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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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 […]
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UPDATE: Search and Rescue Ongoing at South Jetty
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office reports the “missing person has been found safe.” PREVIOUS: Deputies are assisting the the U.S. Coast Guard with a search and rescue operation at the South Jetty, where a person is believed to be in the water. No other details were immediately available.
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Deputies Rescue Snow Trapped Trio Amid Treacherous Conditions
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputies came to the rescue early this morning after three motorist became snowed in on Mattole Road near Bull Creek during the winter storm. Using special snow equipment, deputies made their way through dangerous conditions, traversing miles of road and having to remove down trees and powerlines along the way, before […]
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U.S. Coast Guard Rescued Four Hikers From the Lost Coast Trail Yesterday
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four hikers from a stranded part of the Lost Coast Trail between Petrolia and Shelter Cove yesterday. One hiker reportedly had a head injury and one another hypothermia, according to a report over the scanner by the Coast Guard and confirmed by Samantha Karges of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department. […]
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HCSO Rescues Boat Stranded in Humboldt Bay
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office responded to a search and rescue call of a stranded boat in Humboldt Bay northwest of the Fields Landing boat launch. According to the report, three occupants on a boat were stuck in a mudflat in the bay and due to the boat’s location, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue vessel […]
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Emergency Crews Search for Crash Site
UPDATE: The driver has reportedly self-extricated and has an injury to his arm. He has been transported to a local hospital for treatment. PREVIOUSLY: A multi-agency search is underway north of Fortuna to find the scene of a car crash, after a trapped driver called 911 from his cell phone this morning. Emergency personnel are […]
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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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UPDATE: Rescue Swimmers, Helicopter, Boats Continue Search for Fallen Hiker
The search continues for hiker who fell into the water in the College Cove area near Trinidad on Thursday afternoon. According to news release, search teams from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, California State Parks, United States Coast Guard and CAL FIRE are using multiple boats, multiple trained rescue swimmers and a Coast Guard helicopter […]
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Pay it Forward
Like most of Humboldt County and much of the nation, we witnessed with a growing sense of dread last weekend as the story of two young sisters missing from Benbow stretched on, hour by hour. We at the Journal witnessed as a hastily assembled press conference at 10:30 a.m. on March 2 was delayed due […]
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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 […]