CA - Dozens Missing in Southern California Mudslides, January 2018

[margarita25]

Number Of Missing Falls To 8 In California Mudslide Wreckage
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...ng-falls-to-8-in-california-mudslide-wreckage

Rescue efforts continue in Santa Barbara County, Calif., where the number of people missing in Tuesday's massive mudslides has dropped to eight from 17, while the death toll remained at 17 in the most recent official tally.

 

[margarita25]

Ok, now that broke me. Poor little baby. Oh, my heart. But is he okay? It sounds like he survived...... I hope so!

'We Dug Down and Found a Little Baby.' Man Describes Rescuing Infant from California Mudslides
http://time.com/5099207/california-mudslides-man-saves-baby/

"The baby was buried about 4-feet deep and tangled in roots, he said. She was taken to a hospital, Johnson told*CBS Evening News.

“The girl’s OK. It’s unbelievable,” he said. “There’s no way that we should have found that child, and probably 15 more minutes, it wouldn’t have been alive because it was cold and it had been there for a while.”

The child’s current condition, identity and age are unclear. It’s also unclear whether she has been reunited with family members. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff Office did not immediately comment. Johnson could not be reached for comment by TIME on Thursday."

 

[ElementalLaura]

'We Dug Down and Found a Little Baby.' Man Describes Rescuing Infant from California Mudslides
http://time.com/5099207/california-mudslides-man-saves-baby/

"The baby was buried about 4-feet deep and tangled in roots, he said. She was taken to a hospital, Johnson told*CBS Evening News.

“The girl’s OK. It’s unbelievable,” he said. “There’s no way that we should have found that child, and probably 15 more minutes, it wouldn’t have been alive because it was cold and it had been there for a while.”

The child’s current condition, identity and age are unclear. It’s also unclear whether she has been reunited with family members. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff Office did not immediately comment. Johnson could not be reached for comment by TIME on Thursday."

Thank goodness for those rescuers.

I lived in Washington State when the Oslo mudslide happened in 2014. What a terrible tragedy that was and this is today. I wish I could do more than donate and send my best hopes for the missing, the survivors and the rescuers.

 

[Gardener1850]

Southern California mudslides: 17 dead, others missing

At least two dozen people are missing

https://www.click2houston.com/weather/southern-california-mudslides-wipe-out-homes-leaving-13-dead




http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/victim-search-expands-california-storm-mudslides-kill-13-52253716

Rebecca Riskin, the founding partner of Riskin Partners, a Montecito real estate company, is also missing, a relative, Lynne Creighton said.

Riskin began selling real estate in Los Angeles. In 1990, she moved to Montecito, where she climbed to the top of real estate industry, according to the biography on her firm's website.
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/us/southern-california-mudslides/index.html

Update:
A well-known local real estate agent has been identified as one of the 17 people killed after flash floods and mudslides tore through a Southern California neighborhood.

Rebecca Riskin, the founder of Riskin Partners, was killed when mudslides ripped through Montecito. Her company confirms her death in a statement posted Wednesday night on Facebook.

The statement says Riskin was an "exceptional woman" who had exuded strength, grace and elegance.
Officials said Thursday morning that eight people remained missing after Tuesday's storm.


http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/11/latest-48-people-missing-after-california-mudslides.html

RIP Rebecca :rose:

 

[Gardener1850]

Southern California mudslides: 17 dead, others missing

At least two dozen people are missing

https://www.click2houston.com/weather/southern-california-mudslides-wipe-out-homes-leaving-13-dead

The cleanup was going on near where Weimer's missing parents, Jim and Alice Mitchell, lived. The couple, together for more than a half-century, didn't heed a voluntary evacuation warning and stayed home Monday to celebrate Jim Mitchell's 89th birthday. She hoped to find them in a shelter or hospital.

"They're an adorable couple, and they were in love with their house. That's their forever home," Weimer said.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/victim-search-expands-california-storm-mudslides-kill-13-52253716


http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/10/us/southern-california-mudslides/index.html

Update:

Jim and Alice Mitchell, of Montecito, didn't heed a voluntary evacuation warning and stayed home Monday to celebrate Jim Mitchell's 89th birthday, their daughter Kelly Weimer said. Their bodies were found early Tuesday on Olive Mill Road, just down the street from their Hot Springs Road home, family members confirmed to NBC.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/...e-After-Deadly-SoCal-Mudslides-468747713.html

RIP Jim :rose:and Alice :rose:

 

[Gardener1850]

MISSING

Peter Fleurat (Floray)

Last seen early Tuesday morning at 369 Hot Springs Road when the flooding and mudslide occurred destroying the home he lived in. You can contact Marianne Barajas with any information on Fleurat's whereabouts at [email protected].

http://www.keyt.com/news/missing-a-loved-one-after-tuesdays-storm/684091661

Update:

Another victim was identified Thursday as Montecito man Peter Fleurat, according to his niece.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown lamented what he called "another extremely challenging day as we find out about more of our community members who were killed."

"This is going to be a long and difficult journey for all of us," Brown said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weathe...nia-mudslides-widens-death-toll-grows-n836411

RIP Peter :rose:

 

[DakotaMayi]

So sad seeing those that were missing turn to deceased RIP to all :candle:

I am however glad to see that drop from 17 missing to 8 and hope more are being found safe.

 

[Hraefn]

I was afraid when it was 17 missing and 17 deceased that the 17 would be one and the same
Hoping more are found alive. This is gut wrenching.

 

[Gardener1850]

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The number of missing after a California mudslide has fluctuated wildly, due to shifting definitions, the inherent uncertainty that follows a natural disaster, and just plain human error.

On Thursday, the number provided by authorities went from 48, down to eight, then back up to 43. Officials say a clerical mistake led to the figure of eight being released.
At a news conference Thursday where he said 43 were missing, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said the updated figure was an "inclusive" number that encompassed several definitions of "missing."

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/11/shifting-numbers-and-definitions-missing-after-mudslide.html

:tantrum::gaah::tears:43 missing!!

 

[Gardener1850]

MISSING

Pinit Sutthithepa
Toyota of Santa Barbara employee Pinit Sutthithepa (goes by Oom), his wife, two small children, and possibly his mother and stepfather, have not been heard from since the mudslides. They were last seen at 1217 E. Valley Road in Montecito. You may contact Mike Caldwell at [email protected] with any information on Sutthithepa's whereabouts.
http://www.keyt.com/news/missing-a-loved-one-after-tuesdays-storm/684091661

Update:

Friends of 6-year-old Peerawat Sutthithepn were in shock Thursday after the boy was identified as one of 17 people confirmed dead in mudslides that devastated Montecito this week.

Peerawat's younger sister and father, Pinit Sutthithepa, are among 43 people still missing, and Pinit's stepfather, Richard Taylor, 67, was also identified Thursday as having been killed early Tuesday morning, when torrential rainfall washed rocks and debris from the fire-scarred Santa Ynez Mountains above the South Coast enclave.

Kevin Touly and his brother, Poy Sayavongs, from the Inland Empire, said Thursday they were very close to Peerawat's family.

"We're still trying to look for Peerawat's dad and his sister," said Touly. "I would've never imagined Peerawat would've been killed by the mudslides, when they were able to survive the Thomas fire -- we're just so heartbroken."

<snip>
Pinit's wife and two children lived in Thailand, but throughout the years Pinit sent wages to his family and worked hard to bring them to the United States.

"They finally were able to make it to the states in the summer of 2016," said Sayavongs. "It's cruel -- they only had a short time together before this tragedy struck."

Sayavongs said that when he spoke to Peerawat's mother Thursday, she told him that officials found the boy's body near the train tracks. "When I heard that, I couldn't believe it," he said.

Sayavongs said that he hopes and prays that officials will be able to find Peerawat's father and young sister.



Read more: http://lompocrecord.com/news/local/...cle_b646a809-fdf5-54b2-acf9-167c9c398a88.html

RIP little Peerawat :rose:

RIP Richard Taylor :rose:

 

[Gardener1850]

The company that employs the mother of a 14-year-old girl who was dramatically pulled from a California home that collapsed in a mudslide says the girl's father and 16-year-old brother are still missing.

NeoTract, a maker of devices used in the medical field of urology, has launched a fundraising page asking for financial support for the family of Kim Cantin.

Cantin's 14-year-old daughter, Lauren, was rescued by firefighters this week after being trapped for hours. The house was flattened hours earlier by the deadly storm-triggered mudslide that ravaged the Montecito area.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/11/latest-48-people-missing-after-california-mudslides.html

 

[Gardener1850]

The 17 victims were killed when a devastating mudslide occurred in the Montecito area of Santa Barbara County, early Tuesday morning after a heavy downpour struck areas burned by the huge so-called Thomas Fire that scorched hillsides last month, officials said.

The sheriff's office released the identities of the dead on Thursday. They are:

• Jonathan Benitez, 10
• Kailly Benitez, 3
• Martin Cabrera-Munoz, 48
• David Cantin, 49
• Sawyer Corey, 12
• Peter Fleurat, 73
• Josephine Gower, 69
• John McManigal, 61
• Alice Mitchell, 78
• James Mitchell, 89
• Caroline Montgomery, 22
• Mark Montgomery, 54
• Marilyn Ramos, 27
• Rebecca Riskin, 61
• Roy Rohter, 84
• Peerawat Sutthithepn, 6
• Richard Taylor, 67

"This was a very sad and tragic announcement for us to make," Sheriff Bill Brown said Thursday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-new...-california-mudslide-8-people-missing-n836961

 

[Gardener1850]

MISSING

Missing person from the Montecito mudslide, Morgan Corey, 25-year-old blonde female, tattoo of rope on left wrist and scorpion on inner right arm, was at the address 1231 East Valley Road. Her mother and one of her sisters have been found but her and her other sister, Sawyer Corey, are still missing, possibly under their mother's last name of Baker. You may contact Joseph Brazil at [email protected] with any information on their whereabouts.


http://www.keyt.com/news/missing-a-loved-one-after-tuesdays-storm/684091661

Update:

12 year old Sawyer Corey is on the list of confirmed deceased.

The other victims identified are: Jonathan Benitez, 10; Kailly Benitez, 3; Martin Cabrera-Munoz, 48; David Cantin, 49; Sawyer Corey, 12; Peter Fleurat, 73; Josephine Gower, 69; John McManigal, 61; Alice Mitchell, 78; James Mitchell, 89; Mark Montgomery, 54; Caroline Montgomery, 22; Marilyn Ramos, 27; Peerawat Sutthithepn, 6; and Richard Taylor, 67.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/1...lic-school-first-lady-luxury-real-estate.html

RIP Sawyer :rose:

 

[Gardener1850]

Number missing in mudslides rises to 43; sheriff orders mandatory evacuation of Montecito

http://lompocrecord.com/news/local/...cle_e813054c-5d00-5be3-bbe2-999ae10e749c.html

 

[katydid23]

Oh My God. This is way too depressing. First the horrid fires, now the slides. My heart is just breaking. Montecito is one of the most beautiful places in the world. That entire area is so gorgeous and peaceful. What a horrific nightmare. :rose: :rose: :rose:

 

[FindHG]

[video=youtube;JUbZQgFK6vg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUbZQgFK6vg[/video]

 

[flute4peace]

I can't even imagine the horror!

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[MsFacetious]

Update:

12 year old Sawyer Corey is on the list of confirmed deceased.

The other victims identified are: Jonathan Benitez, 10; Kailly Benitez, 3; Martin Cabrera-Munoz, 48; David Cantin, 49; Sawyer Corey, 12; Peter Fleurat, 73; Josephine Gower, 69; John McManigal, 61; Alice Mitchell, 78; James Mitchell, 89; Mark Montgomery, 54; Caroline Montgomery, 22; Marilyn Ramos, 27; Peerawat Sutthithepn, 6; and Richard Taylor, 67.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/1...lic-school-first-lady-luxury-real-estate.html

RIP Sawyer :rose:

Sawyer has a twin who survived. They remind me of my daughters. I can't even comprehend. This is horrendous. I hope they didn't know it was coming or suffer at all.

 

[DakotaMayi]

I signed out of WS quite abruptly yesterday while feeling so hurt for these people and others on the other threads (Blaze CA has pained me these last few weeks) so I took a breather.

Now this.

Oh my, all of those names. The little ones Entire families ripped apart.

Go on, someone close the thread and tell me it wasn't real.

 

[DakotaMayi]

Thank you for the updates all :heartbeat: