On March 22, 2014, the deadliest landslide in U.S. history wiped out a small neighborhood in Washington state. The tiny town of Oso and other nearby communities were rocked by the slide and cut off from the outside. In this five-part podcast, KING 5 dives into the day the disaster struck, the weeks of searching and cleanup that followed, and the ongoing impact a decade later. Hear from first responders, the residents who survived and the family of those killed in the slide.
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On March 22, 2014, the deadliest landslide in U.S. history wiped out a small neighborhood in Washington state. The tiny town of Oso and other nearby communities were rocked by the slide and cut off from the outside. In this five-part podcast, KING 5 dives into the day the disaster struck, the weeks of searching and cleanup that followed, and the ongoing impact a decade later. Hear from first responders, the residents who survived and the family of those killed in the slide.
When a helicopter team first responded to the landslide, it took their breath away. All they could see was mud, trees and debris where 20 homes previously stood. "I cannot see Steelhead Drive at this point."
Rescuers approaching from either side of the slide were more than a mile apart, meaning the slide is much bigger than anyone realized.
On the ground, first responders recalled rescuing Robin Youngblood and her friend Jetty Dooper, who were clinging to the unattached roof of Youngblood’s mobile home, which had washed away in a tidal wave of mud.
In episode two, Jake Whittenberg the stories of Youngblood, rescuers and a sheriff's office helicopter team, who thankfully had a training mission planned for that day.
Oso
On March 22, 2014, the deadliest landslide in U.S. history wiped out a small neighborhood in Washington state. The tiny town of Oso and other nearby communities were rocked by the slide and cut off from the outside. In this five-part podcast, KING 5 dives into the day the disaster struck, the weeks of searching and cleanup that followed, and the ongoing impact a decade later. Hear from first responders, the residents who survived and the family of those killed in the slide.
