PREVIOUSLY: 

• Man Found Dead on Trail Off Hatchery Road in Blue Lake; Sheriff’s Office Investigating Case as Suspicious
• Body Found in Blue Lake Identified; Sheriff’s Office Now Investigating Case as Homicide

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Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

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.