UPDATE 10:05 a.m. Woman With Life Threatening Injuries
Details are still coming in and we are attempting to gather more information. Meanwhile, if you have an appointment with the hospital this morning, please call and confirm before going there.
UPDATE 10:05 a.m.: According to Sgt. Charles Ellebrecht of the Fortuna Police Department, at 5: 15 a.m. a “female subject with life threatening injuries” was found on the northern portion of Rhonerville Road. As of earlier this morning, the woman was not deceased but was in serious condition, he said. The Fortuna Police have opened a criminal investigation.
He said that while Redwood Memorial Hospital was not on lockdown, “We [were] just restricting access for privacy and the integrity of the ongoing investigation.”
UPDATE 10:16 a.m.: According to a person at the hospital this morning who for privacy reasons doesn’t want to give her name,
We arrived at 5:45 this morning for a scheduled procedure. The ER entrance had at least 4 [Fortuna Police Department] vehicles pulled up in front of it. We went to the main entrance (which is unlocked at 5:45 each morning; the only overnight entry is the ER). At that point, it was open.
We heard that a multiple-stabbing victim had been brought in possibly from the roadside of Rohnerville Rd. That victim was brought into surgery at 7, and surgery went on for several hours. When the victim was brought in, they went onto lock down in case their attacker followed them to the hospital.
That has been lifted. The hospital is open, things are functioning normally….We were told that as a standard procedure they lock down when the victim of a violent crime is brought in “in case it’s a gang thing or somebody follows them to hurt them while they’re here.”
She commended the “excellent staff” at Redwoods Memorial Hospital for their behavior during the incident.
UPDATE 1:48 p.m.: More on the story by clicking here.
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Goodness gracious!
Wait. Why would that comment from an eyewitness saying that this was a false report be deleted?
Loco reports that a woman was found alive near the intersection of Kenmar and Rohnerville Rd. and the hospital is not on lockdown.
LoCo is right that a woman with life threatening injuries was found on Rohnerville Road. I do not know why a hospital spokesman said, “Yes” when I asked him if he would confirm that a body was found and his hospital was on lockdown. My guess is that to him “body” included a person with life threatening injuries.
Perhaps it was on lockdown until the issue was clarified.
Because hank is a troll, and somewhat butt hurt that his best reporter left, and started her own news blog that seems to be much more about the news than their own political agendas, thank you Kym!
I’ve been debating how to respond. I appreciate your support but at the same time I don’t want people to think that I think Hank is a troll. I’m lucky to have worked for him and learned a lot.
Yes please refrain from personal attacks and delete your post(s) immediately.
I prefer that we stick to talking about our community rather than thrash on each other….
Wow you guys are pathetic.. Take this unfortunate event, that shakes the lives of many, to talk about ur own personal s**t. Who cares who u called whatever to whoever.. Look at the big picture.. Cmon
Yowz, I deleted my own comment. I’m not an eyewitness to anything except that the hospital opened at its normal time
Okay, thank you. You and RHBB keep up the good work.
So tone down the ignorance and delete your own comment [edit]!
Unless someone is registered. They can’t delete their comments.
Have we heard anything about the brawl at the casino last night? I wonder if it could have been related to this woman?
What time did the brawl occur?
1230ish am
I wasn’t there, but according to a friend, a couple of people of Asian descent got into it. He said there were fists, glass and knives flying. I don’t know how accurate this is, but when I read that the woman had multiple stab wounds it got me wondering.
I spoke to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. They said there was an argument that got physical, a weapon may have been brandished but, most witnesses were gone when deputies arrived and the victim was uncooperative so the situation was cleared.
Fortuna Police say that at this time they have no information to believe the casino and the injured woman incidents are connected.
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