Officials continue searching for 3 missing in Alaska landslide

Officials continue searching for 3 missing in Alaska landslide

Three other people were killed in the incident near Wrangell.

ByIvan Pereira

November 23, 2023, 3:30 PM

Officials in Wrangell, Alaska, said Thursday they have resumed their search for the adult and two children who went missing after a deadly landslide hit the region.

The search was briefly paused Tuesday afternoon due to hazardous conditions, according to officials.

This photo provided by Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management shows a helicopter arriving near mile 11 of the Zimovia Highway where ground teams, including search and rescue dogs, are actively working to search areas that state geologists have determined safe for entry Nov. 22, 2023, in Wrangell, Alaska, following a massive landslide earlier in the week.Willis Walunga/Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management via AP

“K9 teams will be searching along the waterline by small boat and joining ground teams in the slide area at multiple areas of interest,” Alaska's Department of Public Safety said in a statement.

The landslide was reported along the Zimovia Highway at mile 11 shortly before 9 p.m. local time Monday.

The bodies of three people, two adults and a juvenile girl, were recovered by search and rescue teams.

This photo provided by the Alaska Department of Public Safety shows boat operators patrolling the waters near a massive landslide that extends into the sea at mile 11 of the Zimovia Highway, Nov. 22, 2023, in Wrangell, Alaska.Alaska Department of Public Safety via AP

A woman who lived on the mountainside of the highway was rescued Tuesday morning and was listed in good condition, according to officials.

Three homes were determined to be directly in the path of the landslide — two houses on the mountainside and one on the waterside of the highway — according to the Department of Public Safety. One of the mountainside homes is believed to have been empty at the time, officials said.

This photo provided by the Alaska Department of Public Safety shows debris from a massive landslide extends into the sea at mile 11 of the Zimovia Highway on Nov. 22, 2023, in Wrangell, Alaska.Alaska Department of Public Safety via AP

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has declared a state disaster in the state.

The landslide is estimated to have measured 500 feet across the highway, officials said.

ABC News' Meredith Deliso contributed to this report.