UPDATE, 2:45 p.m: From the Sheriff’s Office:

On Aug. 26 at approximately 2:00 p.m. Missing Person Kerry Ahearn was located alive and well near the 200 block of Gibson Creek Road.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the California Office of Emergency Services, Humboldt County Sheriff Office of Emergency Services, California Highway Patrol Air Operations, Mendocino County Sheriff Office Search and Rescue Team, Marin County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team, Whitethorn Fire Department, Whale Gulch Fire Department, Shelter Cove Fire Department, and the Southern Humboldt Technical Rescue Team for their assistance.

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Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

Ahearn. Click to enlarge.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to locate missing person Kerry Elizabeth Ahearn, 58, of  Walnut Creek, Calif. 

 

Kerry was reported missing by her boyfriend on Aug. 26 at about 4:30 a.m. after she failed to return from a hike. She was last seen on Aug. 25 at about 3:00 p.m. walking northeast on Gibson Creek Rd., in Whitethorn.  

 

Kerry is a white female adult, 5’- 7” tall, 150 pounds, blue eyes, long straight blonde and gray hair and wears glasses.  She was last seen wearing an unknown-colored shirt, blue denim skirt with a Grateful Dead patch on the left side, and brown Teva sandals.  

 

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has initiated a search and rescue (SAR) to locate Kerry.  

 

We will provide updates as they become available. 

 

Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding Kerry’s possible whereabouts should call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251.