12 min
The Response Oso
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- Daily News
When a helicopter team first responded to the landslide, it took their breath away. All they could see was mud, trees and debris where 20 homes previously stood. "I cannot see Steelhead Drive at this point."
Rescuers approaching from either side of the slide were more than a mile apart, meaning the slide is much bigger than anyone realized.
On the ground, first responders recalled rescuing Robin Youngblood and her friend Jetty Dooper, who were clinging to the unattached roof of Youngblood’s mobile home, which had washed away in a tidal wave of mud.
In episode two, Jake Whittenberg the stories of Youngblood, rescuers and a sheriff's office helicopter team, who thankfully had a training mission planned for that day.
When a helicopter team first responded to the landslide, it took their breath away. All they could see was mud, trees and debris where 20 homes previously stood. "I cannot see Steelhead Drive at this point."
Rescuers approaching from either side of the slide were more than a mile apart, meaning the slide is much bigger than anyone realized.
On the ground, first responders recalled rescuing Robin Youngblood and her friend Jetty Dooper, who were clinging to the unattached roof of Youngblood’s mobile home, which had washed away in a tidal wave of mud.
In episode two, Jake Whittenberg the stories of Youngblood, rescuers and a sheriff's office helicopter team, who thankfully had a training mission planned for that day.
12 min