[1/2] An aerial view of mud and forest debris that buried a stretch of the Zimovia Highway a day after a landslide struck an area of Wrangell, Alaska, U.S., November 21, 2023.
The heavily wooded mountainside gave way on Monday night above the Zimovia Highway following a storm that lashed the region with heavy rain and high winds.
The agency identified the three confirmed fatalities as Timothy Heller, 44; his wife, Beth Heller, 36; and their 16-year-old daughter, Mara.
The third missing person was identified as 65-year-old Otto Florschutz, whose wife, Christina, 63, was found alive but injured on Tuesday morning.
No one was home in the third house destroyed by the landslide, officials said.
Persons:
Austin McDaniel, Timothy Heller, Beth Heller, Mara, Derek, Kara Heller, Otto Florschutz, Christina, Steve Gorman, Leslie Adler
Organizations:
Alaska Department of Transportation, REUTERS Acquire, Public Safety Department, Thomson
Locations:
Wrangell , Alaska, U.S, Alaska, Wrangell, Alaska Panhandle, Juneau, Los Angeles