In a remarkable incident that unfolded over two days in early March 2019, two young girls, Caroline and Leia Carrico, aged 5 and 8 respectively, wandered off into the wilderness near their home in Benbow, California. This seemingly innocuous act triggered a tense 44-hour search operation that mobilized local authorities and the surrounding community.
The disappearance of the girls, reported on March 1st, 2019, sent waves of concern throughout the tight-knit community. As news spread of the girls’ absence, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office swiftly initiated a search operation, focusing on the wooded areas around the girls’ home. To keep the community informed and quell rising fears, a press conference was scheduled at the Benbow Inn on March 3rd, 2019. However, this conference was postponed due to unfolding developments in the search.
On the morning of March 3rd, a breakthrough came. Delbert Crumley, the Piercy fire chief, and firefighter Abram Hill discovered a set of small footprints that led them approximately 1.4 miles south of the Carrico family’s home. Following this trail, the rescuers located Caroline and Leia around 10:30 am, effectively ending the 44-hour search operation.
Upon finding the girls, the family was promptly notified, and once again, a press conference was scheduled. At 11:30 am on that Sunday morning, the search and rescue team held a much-anticipated press conference, this time bearing the joyful news that the Carrico girls had been found safe, marking a happy resolution to an event that had gripped the entire community.
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