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Forest Service workers freed after being held hostage
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July 18, 2026
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0:45Now PlayingTwo U.S. Forest Service employees were unharmed after being held hostage at gunpoint while conducting field work in California's Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Two suspects face federal kidnapping charges after allegedly keeping the employees zip-tied for 15 hours.
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