[FOUND!] Sheriff’s Office Searching for Missing Hunter
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On Monday, September 28, 2015 at approximately 00:29 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person from Yreka. The reporting party, (RP), stated that her brother-in-law, and his nephew, Taren Joseph Rae Aubrey, age 19, went on a hunting trip in the Orleans area on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. On Thursday, September 24, 2015, the brother-in-law and Aubrey separated and planned to meet at a specific location near Whiteys Peak at a certain time but Aubrey never showed up. The RP stated her brother-in-law has been searching for Aubrey with one or two other people.
The Sheriff’s Office initiated a Search and Rescue (SAR). There are two deputies and one sergeant searching for Aubrey along with members of the POSSE. Additional deputies are en route. The Sheriff’s Office has coordinated efforts with California Highway Patrol (CHP) for helicopter resources.
Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
UPDATE 2:47 p.m.: The missing hunter has been found, confirmed the public information officer for the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Selena Zorrilla Mendoza. She said that not all the facts are in but the hunter is alive and has been flown to a local hospital.
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Never split up if you are off trail. That sounds like an injury. No phone?
Cell phones don’t work in the Orleans area. No Towers yet..
Hope he didn’t accidentally come across someone’s crop & pay the ultimate price for his bad luck!!!
Oh deer!!
Oh deer!!I hope he is found safe
he was found alive.
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