Public safety reports
Salmon Creek area
The following was compiled from Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office news releases:
BODY FOUND: Following the report of a missing 40-year-old man and an extensive search of the area around his home, deputies found a body on Wednesday afternoon.
On Thursday, the coroner’s office confirmed it was the body of Adam Daniel Mrozek.
An initial investigation indicates that foul play is likely not a factor, but an official determination of the cause and manner of death are pending an autopsy of the body and further investigation.
Humboldt County
The following was compiled from a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office news release:
EXPLOSIVES FOUND: On Thursday around 10:56 a.m., the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team was dispatched to Mad River Beach for a report of two possible explosive devices found about a half-mile north of Mad River Beach County Park.
Two beachgoers found the devices while walking on the beach. The two reportedly picked up one of the devices thinking it was trash. When the subjects placed the device back onto the beach, the device ignited. The two subjects then buried the second device and called law enforcement. Neither person was injured from these devices.
When deputies arrived at the beach, they unearthed the second device and rendered it safe.
This case is under investigation.
The sheriff’s office warns residents to not touch suspicious devices that are found. Instead, it is better to contact law enforcement.
The sheriff’s office asks anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity to call the office at 707-4457251 or its crime tip line at 707