A helicopter crew rescued two women clinging to the roof of a home after the landslide.
Now, they describe their first moments seeing the destruction.OSO, Wash. — When the emergency call came in the morning of March 22, 2014, rescue teams had no idea what they would soon be up against.
I think everyone was loaded up and we were just about ready to start when Deputy Bergstrom came out of the office and advised us of a report of a barn in the middle of Highway 530 with somebody in the barn yelling for help,” Klett said.But that morning, former Rescue Technician Randy Fay remembered everything looked out of place.
Just moments before, Youngblood and her friend Jette Dooper had been enjoying a serene moment. Dooper spent part of the morning down by the river, taking in nature during her visit with Youngblood. The two were sitting at the table talking about Dooper’s encounter with a family of deer when the landslide struck.
The painting, which is of a Cherokee night warrior, is significant to Youngblood, who is a Native American pastor. She’s part Cherokee on her mother’s side and part Colville on her father’s side. The painting was a gift from another Native American artist she’s cherished for years. It was a moment of compassion amid the chaos. During a search and rescue, saving possessions is typically frowned upon, and Fay later faced discipline from his sergeant. But for a woman who now had nothing, it meant everything.
Youngblood said she plans to fly to Washington for the 10th anniversary of the slide and reconnect with her former neighbors and some old friends, like Fay.
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