LOGAN, Utah -
The body of the last remaining person, Victor Alanis, was found Tuesday night in the Logan mudslide recovery. The bodies of Jackeline Leavey, 43, and her daughter, Abbey Alanis, 12, were found earlier on Tuesday afternoon. The slow and meticulous four-day search has now come to a close. During the search, dirt and mud left from the mudslide was carefully separated into buckets, which were then examined by search dogs. Each shovel of dirt was then taken to a separate area and sifted through for personal items or remains.
The 911 tapes of the mudslide, which occurred on Saturday, were just released on Tuesday night. The tapes give an account of the neighbors scrambling to safety and dispatchers trying to figure out if anyone was caught in the slide. For four days, crews dug through the mudslide.
Logan's Fire Chief said the mudslide knocked the house 20 feet off its foundation on Saturday and he said crews were careful in their search for the missing three victims. Engineers also said the impact of the slide was like the force of a jet crashing into a mountain.
The family of the victims in the mudslide also spoke out for the first time on Tuesday. They released a statement, which said, "We want to express our relief and gratitude now that the search effort has come to a conclusion. Police and Fire Deparments and rescue teams have all done a wonderful. We must praise their excellence and expediency.We grieve for our beloved ones, but our faith in God is helping us cope.We are asking all of you to respect our privacy and our grief.There will no more statements from us.May God bless all of you."
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The 911 tapes of the mudslide, which occurred on Saturday, were just released on Tuesday night. The tapes give an account of the neighbors scrambling to safety and dispatchers trying to figure out if anyone was caught in the slide. For four days, crews dug through the mudslide.
Logan's Fire Chief said the mudslide knocked the house 20 feet off its foundation on Saturday and he said crews were careful in their search for the missing three victims. Engineers also said the impact of the slide was like the force of a jet crashing into a mountain.
The family of the victims in the mudslide also spoke out for the first time on Tuesday. They released a statement, which said, "We want to express our relief and gratitude now that the search effort has come to a conclusion. Police and Fire Deparments and rescue teams have all done a wonderful. We must praise their excellence and expediency.We grieve for our beloved ones, but our faith in God is helping us cope.We are asking all of you to respect our privacy and our grief.There will no more statements from us.May God bless all of you."
Watch FOX 13 News and fox13now.com for the latest information on this developing story.
FOX 13's Arikka Von has the latest.
