Sheriff’s Department Releases More on the Missing Girls in Humboldt County
Leia and Caroline Carrico.
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is searching for two missing girls who are believed to have walked away from their home.
Caroline Carrico, age 5, and Leia Carrico, age 8, were last seen at approximately 2:30 p.m. on March 1, 2019, outside of their residence, located on the 3000 block of Twin Trees Road in Benbow. The girls are believed to have walked off into the wooded area nearby their home.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the girl’s disappearance at about 6 p.m. on March 1. Sheriff’s Special Services deputies, Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue and CAL FIRE crews responded and conducted an initial search of the area throughout the night.
Search crews continue to search today, March 2, for the two girls.
Caroline Rose Carrico, age 5, is described as a white female, 3 feet 6 inches tall, 40 pounds, with hazel eyes and blonde hair with bright purple streaks. She was last seen wearing a maroon rain jacket with white horses, blue jeans and pink boots.
Leia Dorice Carrico, age 8, is described as a white female, 4 feet 2 inches tall, 85 pounds, with hazel eyes and blonde hair, with a large freckle on her left cheek. She was last seen wearing a dark gray hooded long sleeve shirt and purple rain boots.
The search area consists of steep, heavily wooded terrain. Search teams from the following agencies are being utilized:
- Mendocino County
- Napa County
- Del Norte County
- State Parks
- National Guard
- United States Coast Guard
- Sothern Humboldt Technical Rescue
- CAL FIRE
- Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Posse
- Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office
All available resources are being utilized by searching personnel. Through the collaborated efforts of all the involved agencies we are working to resolve this incident as quickly and safely as possible. Rescue personnel will be searching the immediate and surrounding areas and constantly evaluating the conditions during the search efforts.
The public is advised to please avoid the area while search teams are working unless given permission by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.
A public tip line has been established for any information regarding the possible whereabouts of Caroline and Leia Carrico at (707) 441-5000.
A press conference for members of the media has been scheduled for 2 p.m. today, March 2, 2019, at the Benbow Lake State Recreational Area (445 Lake Benbow Dr. Garberville).
Further updates will be provided when available.
Anyone wishing to subscribe to the Sheriff’s Office automated press release notification system can do so by visiting: https://humboldtgov.org/list.aspx?ListID=219
UPDATE: Granola Bar Wrappers Found This Morning in Search Match With Ones in Family Home
Earlier Chapters:
- Ongoing Search and Rescue for Two Young Girls in the Twin Trees Area of Southern Humboldt
- Sheriff’s Department Releases More on the Missing Girls in Humboldt County
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Praying they are found safe.
Nice job on all the interagency collaboration. You have 7 hours till dark n cold arrive again…Get R done!
There are some highly trained trackers on those teams. I have confidence in them.
Thank you, Kim. You would know and I agree with you. These are some good folks.
Glad to know that Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue is on the search crew. Diana Totten and the rest of that team are the best we’ve got, dedicated, experienced and well-trained.
Have they got houses in that area? If so they need to also seach from house to house in case someone seen them and took them into there home for the night. Never hurts to check it out. Praying they are found safe and well and are reunited with there Mom and Family. This is so Heartbreaking as I to have a grandon and granddaughter around the same ages. If I was there I would be Looking Also, no matter what my health is. These are children who are probably very Scared, cold and hungry.. Please all Volunteers, Police, ect don’t give up until these girls are safely returned home. Thanks for all you do.
These girls are the same age as my oldest girls. Hits home. So super sad. Just had a talk with my oldest about what she would do if she got lost in the woods. Told her about snapping branches as to leave a trail so people could follow and other little tips just in case. I feel sick to my stomach knowing these too little’s spent the night probably scared and definitely cold and alone in the rain and cold dark. I hope these girls are both found together safe and soon!! I wont be able to stop thinking/praying for them till they are found. 😭💔
Any child who lives in the woods should carry a whistle.
Agreed, i think we should all carry a whistle!!
Just saw a video saying they found some granola bar wrappers. The mother says it was the same brand she had recently purchased. From the sheriff’s dept.
How many people on Megan’s law in that area???
Is it affirmed that the girls were not abducted, only wandered off and are lost? In any situation, our prayers be for the girls and family, and all involved ♡
Why would these little ones run away? Very strange. Interrogate the parents. Check all criminals in the area. etc.
Strange indeed ….
Never went for a walk in the woods when you were young? Why am I not surprised, Stormy?
This is beyond the scope of a walk in the woods at this point..And quite different than a 2yo wandering away.
My hinky meter is going off —I hope I’m wrong..
It hasnt publically yet, but soon attention will turn to the parents , and to their relationship. A test that even the best of us maybe couldn’t pass. There by the grace of God…
Sadly if it came to that, there would be a very long line of people ready to defend the integrity of this family. Myself whole-heartedly included. “By the grace of God,” as you say, try to have some compassion for the family during this time.
No need to tut tut me… I am voicing compassion for anyone who might be thrust under the microscope of any “investigation.”
Oh my, Ms. Kemp. Touche. You’re all Humboldt County klass.
What WILL you do for an encore?
I grew up in Benbow with great parents. Never had a real reason to run away and was never treated badly. Did I play in the Forrest and build forts. Yes I did. What if it got dark, what if we went farther then we thought, I could go on with possibilities, but I think you can get the point. This family and friends are dealing with so much pain right now. Pray and be positive.
Granola bars, fire pit, rain coats. Two smart little girls like that on adventure of a lifetime would head due west straight for the ocean. Hope they catch up to them soon. Best wishes. If we can help in any way please let us know.
I heard Dean Thomas, at Pacific Outfitters, is an exceptional hunter, guide and tracker. He has worked for several agencies and groups doing research in the woods , rivers, ocean, etc as well as his own backwoods guide business in Humboldt.
I don’t know, worth a call at least.
Maybe a techo geek can put together an infra red drone? (turn volume high) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3nQ_CQ9oLc
Why did it take as long as it did for the mother to notify the authorities? Something seems a bit fishy to me. I hope I’m wrong… Prayers to bring them home safe.
~i think we all know who we would seek help from first . . . THE Redheaded Blackbelt!
Central Hum Co. I agree. Kym Kemp is the Best Person to keep us all Informed and up to date on the News and Happenings in and around Humboldt County Till the Sheriff Department Can do a Press Release. I Trust Kym 1000%
Kristi, that was my 1st Question as well. It took 3 Hours to notify H.C.S.O. unbelievably but then again mabye the Mom and Dad were busy doing Chores and Never Realized there Girls had Wandered Off. Anything is possible in this world now days but I do Pray for a Safe and Speedy Recovery and Reunion back to there Family.
I’ve seen dowsing rods work in situations like this if you had a competent dowser working them. It’s crazy but dose work
Tea leaves are also very effective. But I prefer divination using homeopathic dream crystal catchers or ley lines and feng shui compasses.
Hate to tell you folks, the granola bar wrappers and broken branches in a firepit sound like a diversion.
Anyone know if that Redheaded, short bearded homeless guy is still living above the old dam? Saw him in Gville a few months ago, in his forties maybe. He might know what’s up in that area if he can be found and is still living there.
Stink I don’t blame you for being skeptical. I have seen them work
I sure hope these girls are missing because they wandered off and not something else. I hate to speculate, but it happens all the time. Praying they are found safe.
Wondering if someone could fly a drone over area.Maybe they would hear sound and respond in some way,and hopefully they could be seen as well.Praying they get home safely&soon…
You people are awful hateful trolls. My babies are missing. I immediately notified all neighbors and we were out searching. Not doing chores or neglecting my kids. You can waterboard me and I will say the same thing. The truth. Your speculation and hurtful comments are not helping or making anyone feel better but yourselves. Get off the computer and help us look. Its 230 am and I just got back from searching all day and haven’t slept since my babies left.
Prayers for your girls to have a safe return home . May god walk with them to keep them safe god bless you folks 🙏
Hoping Caroline and Leia Carrico are are found safe. Parents worst nightmare not knowing where your children are. Saying prayers for their safe return.
Carricomom, stay strong. Praying for you from the east coast. Your babies will be found!
Carricomom, if I were in your shoes, I would find a tracking dog immediately. They are unbelievably talented.
My heart breaks for you. As a mom I can feel your pain. Don’t waste your time on the nasty comments. My prayers are with you and your family.
Your an idiot asshole HumCo.
Mom,
I’m sorry you have to read such trash as HumCo spews.
HumCo should have been banned long ago for too many reasons including promoting videos from Neo Nazis and convicted criminals, and flat Earthers.
HumCo also has dog whistled calls-to-arms. These are calls for unneccesary violence.
Don’t let Humcos comments influence anything in your spirit. The best of the community is helping look for the girls. The worst are represented by HumCo. Pay the idiots no-mind.
I’m sending you some hope and well wishes today, there’s nothing else I can do for you than that. I truly hope for the best.
They need to send in the helicopter with thermal imaging the coast guard uses…. Its a no brainer. They would have found them already.
” Your speculation and hurtful comments are not helping or making anyone feel better but yourselves.”
When you’re just like everybody else, you’ve nothing to offer other than conformity.
Carricomom,
I find it incredibly strange that you’d be taking the time to read RHBB comments and respond to “awful hateful trolls” at 2:30am.
Carricomom is reaching out to us locals. She said it right. And you come in with an ugly, hurtful opinion of the Mother in this!
Then we’re stuck with Brian who puts himself above the pain the Mother is dealing with, to tell her his dysfunctional take on another commenter!
~you’re a poor excuse of a human being Brian. And, i’m not sorry to say.
Perhaps Kym, you could step in and delete Brian’s public breakdown.
Every knows how this comment section work. It’s just like any other type of social media. It’s a rabbit hole. One might say, “… oh, I’m just going to see what the news says.” Then the comments are right there. “I’ll just read one.” Then you’re hooked. Before you know it, you’ve read all four or five different articles of the same event with all their updates and aaalllllllllllllllllllll their comments. All the while hoping the whole thing will end and no one else responds to your comment so you don’t have to keep checking back.
By the way, even if it was 3:30am or 4:30am, after looking for my kids all day, I’d be so full of adrenaline, I wouldn’t be able to sleep either. I wound neither be surprised, nor blame her, if she were awake for the next 48 hours. C’mon people, my lost puppy kept me up for 36 hours.
~having connection problems – www jam at Redheaded Blackbelt!
Scott at 101 Net Link just telephoned to tell me the girls have been found!
Glory and praise.
I myself as a parent wouldn’t have waited so long to call the police maybe if they had called sooner the girls would have been found by now , my prayers go out to this family and I hope they are found safe and sound
They were found. https://kymkemp.com/2019/03/03/hugs-and-kisses-leia-and-caroline-carrico-back-home-with-mom-and-dad/