UPDATE: Body Identified

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The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a woman’s body was found this morning in Humboldt Bay.

As first reported on the Redheaded Blackbelt, shortly after 9:30 a.m., local law enforcement and rescue swimmers with the Humboldt Bay Fire recovered a body near the Hog Island Oyster Company, near Fairhaven, in Humboldt Bay.

Meg Ruiz, a public information officer with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, told the Outpost that the body recovered was that of “a deceased adult female,” adding that the Sheriff’s Office is still working to confirm the identity of the woman. 

“More information will be released as soon as possible,” Ruiz said.