Virginia visitor drowns at McKerricker Beach amid warning signs
A 37 year old Virginia man, David Anthony Falletti of Arlington, drowned while body surfing with two companions at McKerricker Beach State Park north of Fort Bragg. Large waves knocked him unconscious. he died 90 minutes after arrival at Mendocino Coast Hospital. Two separate beach fatalities and a missing four student plane crash are reported in Mendocino area news.
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North Coast Forecast Short Take
Variable cloudiness in the far north with a slight shower chance near the Oregon border today. Elsewhere a fall trend through Tuesday with gusty northerly winds. Cool nights and warmer days. Fort Bragg 40 and 63 Ukiah 38 and 69.
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Pilots Pursue Round World Record Leg to Wake Island
Two Colorado pilots Jack Rodd and Harold Benham left Saipan aiming for Wake Island to continue their attempt at the round the world speed record for single engine piston planes. The run seeks to beat a 12 day benchmark as part of the staged voyage.
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Dam breach at Toccoa floods claim 37 lives
Rescuers guarded a leaking 200 gallon propane tank through Sunday night and planned to resume search today for more possible victims of a ruptured dam. The disaster sent tons of water cascading through Toccoa and drowned at least 37 people.
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Keene Eyes Behr Seat in Marin County State Senate Race
Assemblyman Barry Keene announces bid to replace State Sen. Peter Behr in 1978, citing experience and environmental and economic district concerns. Keene, 39, chairs health committee and focuses on health care policy, forest practices, and fiscal reform while Behr calls his departure a sabbatical from public life.
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Crash Kills Mother as Two Children Survive Desert Flight
Eight year old Richelle Krumpeck and her brother Randy, 18, walked eight miles through the desert to Las Vegas after their plane stalled and crashed into a hillside 20 miles from the city. They led to safety a witness motorist while authorities later found the bodies of Ruth Krumpeck and Ron Griffin in the wreckage near San Jose, California.
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Geothermal plan spans four counties faces wary residents
Four counties Lake Napa Mendocino and Sonoma back the GRIPS study to map geothermal development impact. Don Johnson says the project offers data for land use planning with no binding recommendations. Phase one costs 50 thousand dollars from state and federal grants and aims for a two to three year final report costing about 2 million. Local residents skeptical worry delays and unread studies amid ongoing Geysers activity and well exploration in Lake Mendocino Napa.
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