Coroner needs help from the public identifying male body found on Centerville Beach

Humboldt County Coroner’s Office needs the public’s help to identify a male body discovered in late February on Centerville Beach.



Efforts to identify the body have so far been unsuccessful. The body was found wearing a black shirt with the following words printed in white: “HumboldtANARCHO, STATE FREE- HATE FREE – FIGHT BIGOTRY”.

Anyone with information about where this shirt may have come from or who may have owned it is asked to contact the Coroner’s Office at (707) 445-7242 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at
(707) 268-2539.




Previous Media Release ( 2/27/2018):

This afternoon, the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office completed the autopsy of the body discovered on Centerville Beach Feb. 24, 2018.

This autopsy revealed that the body is of a male. Preliminary results indicate a cause of death consistent with drowning.
This death remains under investigation.
Media Release 2/24/18
On 2/24/18 at approximately 2:35 pm, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Deputies were dispatched to the report of a dead body on Centerville Beach. Deputies arrived on scene and located a severely decomposed body approximately one quarter of a mile from the mouth of the Eel River. The Coroner’s Office arrived on scene and the body was retrieved. This investigation is currently ongoing.
Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding 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.