CNN —The search for three people missing after a landslide covered an Alaskan highway on Monday is moving “from an active search to a reactive search,” Alaskan authorities said.
Rescuers have so far found the remains of three people who died after the landslide hit the Zimovia Highway, near Wrangell, around 9 p.m. Monday evening.
Authorities may restart the active search if new evidence shows the missing people might be in a specific area, they said.
Authorities plan to release the names of those who died and the missing people on Friday, the department said in its Thursday release.
Mike Dunleavy has issued a disaster declaration in Wrangell due to the effects of the landslide, his office posted on social media.
Persons:
Willis Walunga, “, Andy Park, Barrett Salisbury, Mike Dunleavy
Organizations:
CNN, K9, Alaska Department of Public Safety, of Homeland Security, Emergency Management, Alaska State Troopers, Authorities, Alaska’s Department of Transportation, National Weather Service, Alaska Division, Geological, Geophysical Surveys, Alaska Gov
Locations:
Wrangell, State, Alaska, ”, Juneau