On November 2, the Humboldt County Sheriff-Coroner’s office responded to a death investigation at an abandoned power plant in Blue Lake. The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office led the investigation and performed an autopsy on the deceased.
The individual has been identified as Jason Quinton Miller, a 50-year-old resident of Blue Lake. The autopsy revealed that Miller’s cause of death was electrocution, with extensive thermal burns, a terminal fall from heights, and chronic methamphetamine abuse.
Miller was reportedly living in an encampment in Blue Lake before his passing. At the time of his death, he was trespassing on City of Blue Lake property and appeared to be stealing copper wire from a live power line.
Authorities are urging anyone with information about this case to contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or use the Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
