4-H Club Training Helped Young Girls Lost In Humboldt County Woods

By Chris Cocoles 10:55 am Editor's Blog 0 Comments

#searchandrescue #update Leia and Caroline were found approximately 1.4 miles south of their residence near Richardson's Grove. Here's a first look from the scene where first responders located the girls.
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— Humboldt County Sheriff (@HumCoSO) March 3, 2019

A remarkable survival story took place in Humboldt County over the last few days, with two sisters, aged 5 and 8. finding themselves lost in the woods for almost two full days. Here’s CNN with some details:

Caroline Carrico, 5 and Leia Carrico, 8 were found Sunday less than two miles from their home in Humboldt County, according to County Sheriff William Honsal.

The girls had last been seen at their home Friday afternoon and Honsal described their discovery close to Richardson Grove State Park about 10:30 a.m. local time Sunday as “a miracle.”

“This was rugged territory, this is an extreme environment and how they were out there for 44 hours is pretty amazing but it shows a resilience of people that actually grew up in this community. These girls definitely have a survival story to tell,” he said during a news conference Sunday.

Reports say the girls’ experience participating with their local 4-H Club ‘s outdoor survival training probably saved their lives. Thankfully, they’re home safe now.

From Facebook:

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office

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Here’s a look at the two HEROES who located Leia and Caroline. We are so thankful for Delbert Chumley and Abram Hill from Piercy Volunteer Fire for assisting in this 44-hour search. We are so grateful for the support provided by all of our assisting agencies and over 210 searchers!

We received several requests from community members to help in the ground search this weekend. For those of you who asked, please consider joining our Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Posse so that you too can help on our next search. This is a volunteer posse that is deployed to all of our local (and many out of the area) search and rescue operations. Find out how to join here: http://www.humboldtsar.com