On May 24, 2024, human remains were discovered in the Lookout area of Modoc County, California. Modoc County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the area where they collected the remains and later conducted a search of the area, with the assistance of the Modoc County Sheriff's Posse. The skeletal remains were forensically analyzed and identified as those of Nicholas Robert Patterson, who was reported missing on January 9, 2020. He was 26 years old at the time of his disappearance. On July 25, 2024,

In 1873, Lava Beds National Monument in northern California was the site of the Modoc War, an armed conflict between members of the Modoc Tribe and the U.S. Army. The Modoc people wanted to live in their home territory, but troops tried to forcibly relocate them to a reservation. You can learn more about the Modoc people and the history of northern California on Aerial America: Northern California. Tune in tonight at 10PM. http://bit.ly/2z9pMee | Smithsonian Channel