Posted on 03 February 2012.
Cessna reportedly stalled, then took a dive at Dinsmore Airport
Staff Report
Humboldt Sentinel
The pilot of a light aircraft was airlifted to the Central Valley for medical treatment after his plane crashed at Dinsmore Airport midday today.
At about 12:30 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a nose-first crash of a plane with two people aboard. Deputies and medical personnel were immediately dispatched to the remote rural airport, along with a Trinity County Sheriff’s deputy due to the proximity of the airport to the neighboring county.
Upon their arrival, HCSO personnel learned that the plane, a 1963-vintage Cessna Model 172 E, crashed as it was landing, possibly due to an in-flight stall. Two Caltrans workers on Highway 36 witnessed the crash, rushing to aid the injured pilot and passenger, pulling them both from the plane before it caught fire and burned.
The pilot, a 65-year-old flight instructor from Garberville, was airlifted to Redding Mercy Hospital for treatment of his broken bones; the 30-year-old passenger was a student pilot from Redway, and according to HCSO lieutenant Steve Knight, he received only minor injuries.
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Posted on 30 January 2012.
“No Pass Rock” was passed, with discomfiting consequences
Staff Report
Humboldt Sentinel
Three Southern Humboldt residents were lifted to safety in a 22-hour rescue over the weekend after becoming stranded in a ravine south of Shelter Cove beach.
At about 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a cell phone call from stranded hikers who had gone for a walk along the beach south of the town of Shelter Cove, where they went past “No Pass Rock” and the tide came in to block their return. Upon their attempt to hike up and over the rock when it became dark, the three hikers slipped down a hillside into a ravine, which they were unable to climb up or down to escape.
The HCSO immediately initiated a Search and Rescue call out, as well as requesting assistance from the Shelter cove Volunteer Fire Department, which activated the Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue Team, who responded to the area with volunteers from Shelter Cove.
Upon their arrival, rescue personnel evaluated the situation and spoke with the rescued hikers, who were uninjured and determined to be in a safe place. They decided to wait until daybreak to attempt a rescue due to safety concerns; a helicopter could not be used in the rescue due to weather conditions and the terrain. Instead, a high-angle rope rescue was initiated at dawn on Sunday by the rescue team and fire department; 27-year-old Timothy Philips of Redway, 25-year-old Whitney Hacket of Briceland and 24-year-old Pierce Shippan of Sutter Creek were all safely pulled out of the ravine by 3:00 p.m.
A total of twenty rescuers were involved in the effort and none were injured, according to a release from HCSO lieutenant Steve Knight.
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Posted on 06 January 2012.
Sheriffs net 33 pounds of hash, 124 pounds of pot and seven suspects
Staff Report
Humboldt Sentinel
On their way to serve a warrant on one set of suspects in a remote Southern Humboldt County ranch, local, state and federal law enforcement personnel stumbled their way into a major bust on a completely different property.
In the Tooby Ranch area outside of Garberville at 2:30 p.m. yesterday, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office had been looking to scope out landowner Joshua Sweet when they found a well-developed hash-making factory on a nearby property.
In cooperation with federal agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and personnel from the California Department of Fish and Game, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force bagged 33 pounds of hash, 124 pounds of drying marijuana bud, trim and shake and 38 growing marijuana plants. The cops also found three rifles and one handgun on scene.
Colin Schilling
Justin Henseth
In the course of their investigation, seven suspects were found at the has factory and arrested for cultivation and possession of marijuana for sales, and for being armed in the commission of a felony. In addition to 29-year-old Justin W. Henseth of Washington State and 22-year-old Colin M. Schilling of Salem, Oregon, five others have had immigration holds placed on them, preventing them from skipping out on bail. These five suspected illegal immigrants include 34-year-old Melicio Gaona-Bran, 23-year-old Alfonso Ozozco-Zepeda, 19-year-old Oscar Vargas-Riveria, 24-year-old Jesus Gaona-Bran and 29-year-old Alejandro Gaona-Bran.
Investigation into this case continues by the HSCO, who can be reached at (707) 445-7251.
Alejandro Gaonabran
Oscar Vargasrivera
Alfonso Orozoco-Zepeda
Melecio Gaonabran
Jesus Gaonabran
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