WRANGELL, Alaska (AP) — Authorities recovered the body of an 11-year-old girl Saturday evening from the debris of a landslide in southeast Alaska that tore down a wooded mountainside days earlier, smashing into homes in a remote fishing village.
The girl, Kara Heller, was the fourth person confirmed killed by last Monday night's landslide.
The girl's parents Timothy Heller, 44 and Beth Heller, 36, and her sister Mara Heller, 16, were discovered and confirmed dead in the initial days after the landslide.
Political Cartoons View All 1265 ImagesDeSpain said the latest victim was found under debris in the slide area.
Troopers had initially said a large-scale search and rescue mission wasn’t possible because the site was unstable and hazardous.
Persons:
Kara Heller, Timothy Heller, Beth Heller, Mara Heller, Heller, Derek, Otto Florschutz, Tim DeSpain, DeSpain
Organizations:
— Authorities, Alaska Department of Public Safety, Authorities, Troopers
Locations:
WRANGELL, Alaska, Wrangell, Juneau