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Forest Workers Held Hostage in Remote California | Sacramento News
Two U.S. Forest Service workers were held hostage for over 12 hours in Northern California’s remote Shasta-Trinity National Forest before being safely rescued — a harrowing ordeal that unfolded as they conducted routine fieldwork. Armed suspects, a father and son, took the employees at gunpoint, brandishing weapons and allegedly claiming grenades. Law enforcement, including the FBI and SWAT, responded with precision, using drones to locate the rural trailer where the hostages were held. After tense negotiations, the suspects surrendered early Friday morning, facing federal kidnapping charges…
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