Human remains found in Petrolia

                                   


On 08/01/2014 at approximately 11 PM, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office was contacted by the Petrolia Fire Department who reported that they had discovered human remains on the River bar in the Petrolia area. Deputies responded and confirmed the remains were human. Detectives from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office along with members of the Department of Justice are currently on scene and efforts to recover the body are underway. The age, sex, and identity of the body are unknown at this time along with the cause of death.