[UPDATE 5:23 p.m.] ‘Bad Smell and…Buzzards Flying Around’ Wreck Into Trinity River, According to Online Report

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The Hoopa Tribal Police, the California Highway Patrol, and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office are working on a wreck which went into the Trinity River just north of Hoopa off of Hwy 96. A call came in about 12:35 p.m. reporting that a vehicle was found in the river.

According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, Tribal Police arrived on scene about 12:53 p.m. The Tribal officer said that the accident looked fresh, the vehicle is under three foot of water, and there is a bad smell with buzzards flying around the area.

Search and Rescue was requested. At this time, a boat is on scene but no divers are available, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page.

UPDATE 5:23 p.m.: The CHP Traffic Incident Information Page reports that there are minor injuries. We’ve attempted to clarify with the CHP but a spokesperson isn’t available.

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Seamus
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Seamus
6 years ago

Yikes, that does not sound good.

steve
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steve
6 years ago
Reply to  Seamus

A long time Search and Rescue ( & recovery ) person taught me a long time ago, the Buzzards will find the missing hurt or dead humans before the rescuers.

mary
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6 years ago
Reply to  steve

Totally. Wildlife rules in this neck of the woods.

Barbra Cooley
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Barbra Cooley
6 years ago

Wow, doesn’t sound very good, but if it’s new, you wouldn’t have that smell.

CSI
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CSI
6 years ago
Reply to  Barbra Cooley

Not necessarily, enough law and order has taught me that murderers hide body’s in trunks and push the cars off cliffs……

Brandie
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Brandie
6 years ago
Reply to  Barbra Cooley

Right if it’s new my exact thought

charles engebretson
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charles engebretson
6 years ago

Lost a friend up there to the river.. Twisty roads…sorry for the family members..

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
6 years ago

Sounds like the Trinity claimed yet another victim!!! So sad, condolences to the family of whomever it turns out to be!!!

curious
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curious
6 years ago

Were those 4 missing men from S Cal ever found?

yamreswob
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yamreswob
6 years ago
Reply to  curious

I’ve been wondering the same thing….where are they?

visitor
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visitor
6 years ago
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judi
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6 years ago

has “the trinity” put another notch on it’s headboard or was it st hgwy 101 who can claim this one?

as awful as it is, i’d think the family will be relieved (somewhat) that their loved one had been located (somewhat).

i hope the best for the loved ones who will eventually receive the horrible news.

Miguel
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Miguel
6 years ago
Reply to  judi

It’s sad but the river, like the highway, is not responsible. Human error, judgment or state of mind, is.

Sunny Cosce
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Sunny Cosce
6 years ago
Reply to  judi

The Trinity doesn’t parallel Hwy 101.

mudgie
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6 years ago

prayers to the family/families

LL
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LL
6 years ago

CHP says….4:20 p.m.
[33] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP [Shared]

Must have been a dead deer. I don’t think a body would smell that bad 3 ft. under water.

Miguel
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Miguel
6 years ago
Reply to  LL

I agree, something else in the vicinity. But then, I’m not csi.

LynnMae
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LynnMae
6 years ago

The odor & buzzards could have been poaching remains thrown off the side of the road…not uncommon. They count on the buzzards to take care of the evidence.

carole
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carole
6 years ago

There is nothing worse than a boat on scene but no divers Isn’t that a little dumb. Buzzards flying around and a bad smell but it is a recent accident? This whole thing sounds like one hand not knowing what other hand is doing.

Angela Dills-Williams
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Angela Dills-Williams
6 years ago

We have about eight people missing in Trinity since March 2017 ,that’s not counting all the ones from last year or other years something like 28 folks over a few years…anyone else know what type of vehicle..in River.

Z. Katimin
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Z. Katimin
6 years ago

Any know the color of the santa fe to shed some light on whom it may be,were going crazy not knowing,in the article no color of suv, anyone have a hint of the color of the santa fe.