The number of missing has decreased. The death toll rises to 21.
Rescue dog Tryon, muddied from the day's work, stands with his handler
near the mudslide on Highway 530 in Arlington, Wash., on March 30, 2014.
(AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)
DARRINGTON, Wash. - Many of the dogs (click here) essential in the search for victims of the deadly mudslide that buried a mountainside community will take a two-day break, rescue crews said Sunday, as the official death toll rose and more bodies were recovered.
The dogs can lose their sensing ability if overworked in the cold and rain.
"The conditions on the slide field are difficult, so this is just a time to take care of the dogs," said Kris Rietmann, a spokeswoman for the team working on the eastern portion of the slide, which hit March 22 about 55 miles northeast of Seattle and is one of the deadliest in U.S. history.
Dogs from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that arrived more recently will continue working....
Rescue dog Tryon, muddied from the day's work, stands with his handler
near the mudslide on Highway 530 in Arlington, Wash., on March 30, 2014.
(AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool)DARRINGTON, Wash. - Many of the dogs (click here) essential in the search for victims of the deadly mudslide that buried a mountainside community will take a two-day break, rescue crews said Sunday, as the official death toll rose and more bodies were recovered.
The dogs can lose their sensing ability if overworked in the cold and rain.
"The conditions on the slide field are difficult, so this is just a time to take care of the dogs," said Kris Rietmann, a spokeswoman for the team working on the eastern portion of the slide, which hit March 22 about 55 miles northeast of Seattle and is one of the deadliest in U.S. history.
Dogs from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that arrived more recently will continue working....
