Third person dies after being swept away in Northern California river 17%
By Aidin Vaziri2%
7/24/2026, 12:24:22 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 8 faulty reasoning types, including Indoctrination, Appeal to Authority, and Availability Heuristic, with Anecdotal as the most egregious example at 16% saturation with 57 hits. Analysis detected 252 faulty-reasoning hits from 357 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 32.5% and a BS Rank of 17% (18,261 of 21,886 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 83.40% of the article peer group.
A third person has drowned in Northern California’s Trinity River in less than a week.
The latest drowning was reported shortly after 4:15 p.m.
Wednesday at Kimtu Beach in Willow Creek, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.
A family member told responding deputies that the person was last seen floating on the river on a flotation device.
The device was later found overturned, and witnesses reported seeing the person being carried downstream by the current.
Emergency crews found the person unconscious and pulled them from the water.
Rescuers performed CPR, but the person was pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.
The victim’s name had not been released Thursday.
An autopsy was pending to determine the cause and manner of death.
The death followed two other drownings on the Trinity River on July 16 and July 18.
In the first incident, witnesses said a person walked into chest-deep water near Hoopa before being overcome by the current and swept underwater.
Hoopa Tribal Police officers recovered the person using a patrol boat, but rescuers were unable to revive the victim.
Two days later, a woman tubing near Willow Creek went underwater after her tube overturned in a strong current.
Although she was wearing a life vest, it became entangled on a tree branch and trapped her underwater, authorities said.
Friends freed the woman and began CPR, but she also died at the scene.
Authorities have not released their identities.
The sheriff’s office warned that the Trinity River can be deceptively dangerous, even for experienced swimmers.
Its cold water can cause muscles to tighten or stop functioning properly, while currents can quickly carry people downstream.
“Just a few seconds in cold, fast-moving water can lead to tragedy,” the agency said.
Authorities urged people using rivers to wear properly fitted, U.S.
Coast Guard-approved life jackets, closely supervise children and avoid alcohol or drugs during water activities.
They also advised visitors to check river conditions and obey posted warnings and closures.
Emergency response can also be delayed in remote stretches of the river, the sheriff’s office said.
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