Body Found in Humboldt Bay Identified as Eureka Man
Photo: Crystal Desadier
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office press release:
On Sunday, July 2nd , at about 1100 in the morning, a Humboldt County Deputy Coroner
responded to Waterfront Drive regarding the report of a deceased individual floating in
Humboldt Bay. An autopsy of the individual, identified by fingerprints as Shane
Christopher Barbion (DOB 11/30/1969), was completed today.
There were no signs of foul play observed and the cause of death appears to be
drowning. Biological samples have been sent to the lab requesting a toxicology
analysis. Barbion appears to have been from Eureka with past addresses in Trinity
County and Nevada.