Body Discovered Near Mattole Beach

Death investigation, coroner, sheriff HumboldtYesterday at approximately 4:00 p.m., a hiker near the ocean discovered a body in the area of Mattole Beach which is near the mouth of the Mattole River not far from Petrolia. The body was recovered and brought to the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office.

According to Samantha Karges, spokesperson for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, “It appears the body had been in the ocean for some time.”

At this point, Karges said they couldn’t say for sure what the sex of the victim was. “We’re still working on identifying the body,” she explained. “We have an autopsy scheduled for tomorrow.”

There are two people, Hana Hammer and Bryan Moore Oberg, missing in the approximate area and, of course, the body may belong to neither of them.

Update 2:27 p.m.: Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies recovered a body near Petrolia Wednesday afternoon.

On Feb. 21, 2018, at about 4:00 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a report from a hiker who located the body in the Mattole Beach area.

The Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department and the Bureau of Land Management assisted in recovering the body.

The body is believed to have been deceased for some time and has not yet been identified.

An autopsy is scheduled for Friday, February 23.

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.

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unbridled phillistine
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unbridled phillistine
6 years ago

Missing fisherman? Maybe? Or did they find the poor guy?…Dungee fisherman.

J Dubbs
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J Dubbs
6 years ago

Maybe, but we prefer to say fisherperson so as not to sound sexist

Jonathan Dowe
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Jonathan Dowe
6 years ago
Reply to  J Dubbs

So do we still “man” the pumps or “man” the lifeboats? We do have to be PC……

By the way, on the U-boats, there was the position of “Diesel stoker” and of course there`s nothing whatsoever to stoke on a Diesel engine. There was also an “Electric motor stoker” — even less to stoke.

Nimby
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Nimby
6 years ago
Reply to  J Dubbs

Hard day for the family and friends. I hope it brings relief to recover and lay to rest their loved one. I have never heard once of a commercial fisherman referred to as a fisherperson. I have to wonder what group of people you are referring to when you say “we prefer’. If that’s really a term, it needs polishing. Maybe… Fishwhisperer, Fish-drag-on, or Fishonner?

Solar Bozo
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Solar Bozo
6 years ago
Reply to  Nimby

Just “fisher.”

Birdie breeze
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Birdie breeze
5 years ago
Reply to  Nimby

I have and in rhis case the term Crabber works perfectly, and if his body hasnt washed up around centerville beach it probably will eventually.

Veteran's Friend
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Veteran's Friend
6 years ago
Reply to  J Dubbs

A really cruel place to be flippant, eh?

J Dubbs
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J Dubbs
6 years ago

Quite. Look at some of these nimbys; fishwhispere, fishonner, diesel stoker, just fisher…(like it’s someone’s last name). This is supposed to be a rather safe space for honest discussion and dialect. Thank you 🙏🏿 Veteran’s Friend

Birdie breeze
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Birdie breeze
5 years ago
Reply to  J Dubbs

Yes but its hicksville usa. Ever notice if you were to take a b&w picture of a lot of the people in the mugshots that grace loco they’d look jut like they blew out of the depression era dust bowl? Because… their relatives came to humboldt from oaklahoma and good old arkansas during the dustbowl.

Liz
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Liz
6 years ago
Reply to  J Dubbs

Actresses now call themselves actors.

LabeledaNazi
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LabeledaNazi
6 years ago

That was my guess. Crabber. God speed on your soul

FFS
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FFS
6 years ago

could it possibly be Jeremy Ashley?

Liz
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Liz
6 years ago

Any updates from the autopsy report?

SourTangant
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SourTangant
6 years ago

Kym, have you heard any updates about the autopsy?

Stacey
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Stacey
6 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Any update ?

Kim
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Kim
5 years ago

I am questioning if the person in the article was a friend of mine. Any additional information on this situation would be extremely helpful.

Kim
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Kim
5 years ago

Thank you for that information. I don’t believe that this person is my friend then.