Searchers are gathering in Benbow this morning to look for Leia and Caroline Carrico. Searchers from the Mendocino Sheriff’s office are “supposed to bring a dog…,” the mother of the two girls, Misty Carrico said this morning.

The two girls, Caroline Rose age five and Leia age eight went missing yesterday around 2:30 p.m. Family and neighbors looked for the two young girls until late afternoon then law enforcement took over with trained searchers.

Heavy rain fell last night in Southern Humboldt County adding to concerns for the two sisters. Caroline is and Leia (Princess Leia, she will correct you if you pronounce her name wrong) were last seen near their home on Twin Trees Road south of Benbow.

The oldest was last seen wearing purple rain boots and gray long sleeved shirt with a hood. The youngest was last seen wearing a maroon colored rain jacket with white horses on it as well as blue jeans and pink rain boots.

We have a reporter on the way to the searchers and we’ll be updating from the scene throughout the day.

UPDATE 9:43 a.m.: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office just sent out a plea for people to stay away from the search area. They tweeted, “Several trained search crews are on scene. Please stay clear of the search area unless given permission by HCSO deputies.”

UPDATE 10:35 a.m.: A helicopter has joined the search according to multiple people in the area.

UPDATE: Sheriff’s Department Releases More on the Missing Girls in Humboldt County

and Hugs and Kisses (Leia and Caroline Carrico Back Home With Mom and Dad)

Earlier Chapter: Ongoing Search and Rescue for Two Young Girls in the Twin Trees Area of Southern Humboldt