Man's body pulled from debris of Alaska landslide; 12-year-old still missing
Authorities recovered the body of a 65-year-old man from the debris of a landslide that swept through part of southeast Alaska last month.
Authorities recovered the body of a 65-year-old man from the debris of a landslide that swept through part of southeast Alaska last month.
The body of Otto Florschutz was found just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, the Alaska Department of Public Safety said in a news release Friday. He is the fifth confirmed death of the Nov. 20 landslide.
One person, 12-year-old Derek Heller, remains missing, authorities said.
Wrangell Search and Rescue K9, Wrangell Search and Rescue volunteers, and an excavator assisted in the recovery of Florschutz's body.
Search and rescue volunteers and a scent detection K9 team are continuing with "reactive searching as any new information or evidence leads to a specific search area," the public safety department said.
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