Man Found Deceased Under Suspicious Circumstances in the Blue Lake Area Not Far From Where Another Man Was Found Stabbed and Beaten to Death a Month Earlier

Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department:

Another man found dead in the Blue Lake area today under suspicious circumstances.

According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department,

On October. 10, 2021, at approximately 12:51 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of Taylor Way near the Mad River Levee in Blue Lake for the report of a deceased male near the trail close by the levee.

Upon arrival to the area, deputies located a deceased male adult. The man’s cause of death is still under investigation and is considered suspicious at this time.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Division is investigating this case.

Further information will be released when available and appropriate.

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.

On September 11, almost exactly a month ago, another man, 65-year-old Eugene Steven Segal, was found dead near Hatchery Road in Blue Lake. (Though we don’t know the exact spot either body was located in, roughly this is about a mile from where today’s body was located.)

At this point, no official word has yet been released on whether the two bodies died of similar causes and if law enforcement suspects they are related.
Earlier:

• Gunshot Victim Reported Found Dead Near Blue Lake
• Suspicious Death Investigation in Blue Lake
• Victim Identified as Suspicious Death in Blue Lake Deemed Homicide