Stabbing victim reported in Clearlake Oaks

By Elizabeth Larson | Aug. 12, 2017
CLEARLAKE OAKS, Calif. – One person was seriously injured in an early Saturday morning stabbing.

The assault was first reported shortly before 2 a.m. in the Spring Valley subdivision east of Clearlake Oaks, according to radio reports.

Firefighters were dispatched to the 17000 block of Holly Way for a male assault victims who Central Dispatch said was stabbed five times.

The victim was transported away from the scene by a private vehicle, which met up with an ambulance at Old Long Valley Road and Highway 20 a short time later, according to radio reports.

A REACH air ambulance responded to Adventist Health Clear Lake to transport the patient, scanner reports stated.

The helicopter lifted off shortly before 3 a.m. to transport the victim to an out-of-county trauma center, based on radio traffic.

Additional details will be posted as they become available.

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