🌱 Cessna Lands At Seal Beach + Body Found In The Santa Ana River

Happy Thursday, people of Huntington Beach, and happy National Shortbread Day! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

A plane made an emergency landing on the beach. Also, a body was recovered from the Santa Ana River. Finally, there was a fiery crash on Victory Street.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 64 Low: 48.

Here are the top five stories in Huntington Beach today:

1. A single-engine Cessna made an impressive emergency landing at the beach on Tuesday. The plane took off from Torrance Municipal Airport and landed on the Seal Beach sand at 1 p.m. The two passengers are fine. The plane apparently had engine trouble. (NBC)
2. Passersby saw a body in the Santa Ana River Channel on Tuesday. It first caught the attention of people near Hamilton and Victoria. The HBFD recovered the body. The coroner is now trying to determine who the person is and whether the death is suspicious. (HBN)
3. There was a fiery crash at Victoria Street and Placentia Avenue on Tuesday. A pedestrian died when hit by a vehicle, shearing a traffic signal pole. Victoria Street was closed between Pomona Avenue and Placentia Avenue. A Wednesday report suggests that the 65-year-old driver from Garden Grove “was driving under the influence of drugs.” (County News, Patch)
4. OC students will get more rapid COVID-19 tests. Some 450,000 tests are on order; however, administrators don’t know when they’ll get there. Although the state has bought six million tests, only half of them have been shipped as of Tuesday. (Spectrum News 1)
5. Workers at the Families Together of Orange County Community Health Center’s mobile clinic were attacked Thursday. A 43-year-old man became agitated and tried to “force his way into a closed area.” Personnel tried to redirect him, but he “allegedly began punching and screaming ‘murderers’ at the staff members.” It took five people to subdue him and a stun gun to get him to comply with authorities. (NY Daily News)

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Today in Huntington Beach:

• Pa-Kua CHI/ Energy Class at Pa-Kua Martial Arts (9 AM)
• Business Networking Lunch at Buca di Beppo (11:30 AM)
• Thursday Night Trivia at Hangar 24 (7 PM)
• The Rec Room presents Nice Bits! (7:30 PM)
• Electronic Thursdays at The Circle (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• A Lake Park neighbor is looking for a plumbing company. It's an under-the-house re-pipe. (Nextdoor)
• Our Huntington Harbor West neighbor spotted a coyote at 8:27 am on Admiralty Island and Gilbert Island. This coyote is huge and has no fear of humans. (Nextdoor)
• Do you have recommendations for a Huntington Harbour neighbor looking for a door company? They need someone who installs barn doors and indoor sliding glass doors to section off a home office. (Nextdoor)
• A Harbor Pines neighbor is looking for an affordable option for pet boarding. (Nextdoor)

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That's it for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update!

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.