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In reply to the discussion: Serious mudside problems in Snohomish County, Washington State -house carried away [View all]countryjake
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On our late news last night, they began showing pictures of all those who lived on Steelhead Drive, and naming others who were feared to have been working or driving thru that area when the mudslide happened. One guy, an Oso firefighter, is waiting for word on his wife and his four month old grandbaby...he and his daughter (mommy of the little girl) had gone into town together the morning the slide came down, leaving gramma home to babysit. His house is gone now and the family is holding vigil at the daughter's home. Another woman was pulled from the mud soon after the slide on Saturday and rushed to the hospital, her four year old little boy was found alive later that afternoon. But still missing is her husband and three of her other children. Their house is gone.
Some of those still unaccounted for will probably be identified as the five victims that were found on Sunday. The rescuers were unable to recover those bodies, but they marked the locations. There is a bulletin board up at one of the shelters in Darrington where relatives are posting pictures of family members they're unable to locate and the reporter says that she counted 31 loved ones missing, desperate pleas for any information on them.
Watch the video at this link, it's terribly sad, but there was one bright spot on it...one small bright spot:
http://www.king5.com/news/local/Family-finds-glimmer-of-light-in-landslide-rubble-251941581.html
and here:
http://www.king5.com/video?id=251782971&sec=548932&ref=rcvidmod