Forest Service workers freed after hostage ordeal at remote NorCal lake

Name: Forest Service workers freed after hostage ordeal at remote NorCal lake
Uploaded: 2026-07-17T22:45:51.000Z
Duration: 5 min
Channel: The Sacramento Bee
Description: Two U.S. Forest Service employees held at gunpoint near Gumboot Lake are freed after hours-long hostage standoff in remote Shasta-Trinity forest.

Two U.S. Forest Service employees held at gunpoint near Gumboot Lake are freed after hours-long hostage standoff in remote Shasta-Trinity forest.

By The Sacramento Bee

Published July 17, 2026

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