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Number of missing from mudslide drops to 30
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2014/03/mudslide-death-toll-now-18-missing-drops-to-30/The death toll from last Saturday’s deadly mudslide has risen to 18 while the number of missing and unaccounted for has dropped dramatically to 30.
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Biermann also revealed for the first time that in some cases only partial remains are being recovered, an indication of the force of the mudslide.
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In addition, there are remains that have not been identified and not considered part of the official total fatalities. That number could be as high as 10.
The county considers a death confirmed only when a victim has been identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office, the family notified by a chaplain and the body released to a mortuary....
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Biermann also revealed for the first time that in some cases only partial remains are being recovered, an indication of the force of the mudslide.
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In addition, there are remains that have not been identified and not considered part of the official total fatalities. That number could be as high as 10.
The county considers a death confirmed only when a victim has been identified by the Medical Examiner’s Office, the family notified by a chaplain and the body released to a mortuary....
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Number-of-missing-from-mudslide-drops-to-30-253066991.html
The number of those believed missing following a deadly Washington state landslide has plummeted to 30 after many people were found safe, authorities said late Saturday.
Officials previously set the number of missing people at 90, but said they expected that figure to drop dramatically as they worked to find people and cross-referenced a list that included partial reports and duplicates.
The confirmed death toll rose by one, to 18, Jason Biermann, program manager at the Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management, said at a Saturday evening briefing.
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All work on the debris field halted briefly Saturday for a moment of silence to honor those lost. Gov. Jay Inslee had asked people across Washington to pause at 10:37 a.m., the time the huge slide struck on March 22, destroying a neighborhood in the community of Oso north of Seattle. ....
Officials previously set the number of missing people at 90, but said they expected that figure to drop dramatically as they worked to find people and cross-referenced a list that included partial reports and duplicates.
The confirmed death toll rose by one, to 18, Jason Biermann, program manager at the Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management, said at a Saturday evening briefing.
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All work on the debris field halted briefly Saturday for a moment of silence to honor those lost. Gov. Jay Inslee had asked people across Washington to pause at 10:37 a.m., the time the huge slide struck on March 22, destroying a neighborhood in the community of Oso north of Seattle. ....
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/oso-landslide-missing-number-drops-30-death-count-/nfNpL/
The number of missing people in Oso Mudslide was reduced to 30 Saturday evening and the official death count rose to 18.
One additional body was found Saturday, and the number of dead remains low in part because the medical examiner has not been able to confirm identities. Search crews said because of how the mudslide struck they have been finding only partial remains, making the recovery and identification process difficult.
The search by heavy equipment, dogs and bare hands for victims from the deadly Washington mudslide was going "all the way to the dirt" as crews looked for anything to provide answers for family and friends a week after a small mountainside community was destroyed.
All work on the debris field halted briefly Saturday for a moment of silence to honor those lost. Gov. Jay Inslee had asked people across Washington to pause at 10:37 a.m., the time the huge slide struck on March 22, destroying a neighborhood in the community of Oso north of Seattle.
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Finding and identifying all the victims could stretch on for a very long time, and authorities have warned that not everyone may ultimately be accounted for after one of the deadliest landslides in U.S. history.....[/div class]
One additional body was found Saturday, and the number of dead remains low in part because the medical examiner has not been able to confirm identities. Search crews said because of how the mudslide struck they have been finding only partial remains, making the recovery and identification process difficult.
The search by heavy equipment, dogs and bare hands for victims from the deadly Washington mudslide was going "all the way to the dirt" as crews looked for anything to provide answers for family and friends a week after a small mountainside community was destroyed.
All work on the debris field halted briefly Saturday for a moment of silence to honor those lost. Gov. Jay Inslee had asked people across Washington to pause at 10:37 a.m., the time the huge slide struck on March 22, destroying a neighborhood in the community of Oso north of Seattle.
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Finding and identifying all the victims could stretch on for a very long time, and authorities have warned that not everyone may ultimately be accounted for after one of the deadliest landslides in U.S. history.....[/div class]
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