SANTA CRUZ ISLAND ACCIDENT PHOTOS: VEHICLES, VESSELS AND PLANES

In the News~

September 23, 1968 [LAT]: “A Navy helicopter plucked Laurie Guerin, 15, of 16147 Wyandotte St., Van Nuys, from a ledge on Santa Cruz Island after she fell from a clifftop while hiking. The aircraft was dispatched by the Pt. Mugu Pacific Missile Station in response to a radio call. St. John's Hospital in Oxnard reported Miss Guerin suffered fractures and a spinal injury. Her condition was described as fair.”

Santa Cruz Island Accidents
Disabled Navy Boat, Prisoners' Harbor,
Santa Cruz Island, c. 1977
Disabled Navy Boat, Prisoners' Harbor,
Santa Cruz Island, c. 1977
Prisoners' Harbor,
Santa Cruz Island, February 25,1984
Beached Boat, Prisoners' Harbor,
Santa Cruz Island
Beached Boat, Prisoners' Harbor,
Santa Cruz Island
Beached Boat, Prisoners' Harbor,
Santa Cruz Island
Paul Seaton and the bulldozer on the old Coches road,
Santa Cruz Island
Paul Seaton and the bulldozer on the old Coches road,
Santa Cruz Island
Bulldozer accident, Upper willows on the old road to Coches
Santa Cruz Island, c. 1975
Henry Duffield's jeep rollover accident,
Santa Cruz Island August 6, 1977
Run away Navy truck, Santa Cruz Island
Road to Willows,
Santa Cruz Island, 7/23/1976
Hunt Club truck swept away in a flash flood, Santa Cruz Island
Driver not watching the road,
Santa Cruz Island, 1981
Result of speeding, Santa Cruz Island, June 1982
Result of speeding, Santa Cruz Island, June 1982
Driver error, Santa Cruz Island, July 23, 1983
Driver not watching the road,
Santa Cruz Island, July 29, 1983
Santa Cruz Island, May 18, 1984
Santa Cruz Island, Summer 1983
Unlicensed driver jumped out west of Christy Ranch,
Santa Cruz Island, Summer, 1983
Carey Stanton overlooking accident near the airstrip
Santa Cruz Island, Summer, 1983
No beach driving!
Santa Cruz Island, December 1987
Christy Beach
Santa Cruz Island, December 1987
Santa Cruz Island
Santa Cruz Island, 1998
1972 GMC Napco K5500 factory Diesel/Automatic Fire Truck rolled off a cliff,
Santa Cruz Island, 1998
Santa Cruz Island
Santa Cruz Island
Santa Cruz Island
Bad trip to the West End, Santa Cruz Island
Off and over, Santa Cruz Island
Oops! Returning to the Field Station, Santa Cruz Island
Portezuela Grade, Santa Cruz Island
Portezuela Grade, Santa Cruz Island
Santa Cruz Island