Body of 11-Year-Old Discovered After Alaskan Landslide, Raising Death Toll to 4 Family Members

Four members of a family of five are now confirmed dead after a landslide tore through their Alaskan home Monday.

Emergency crews found the body of Kara Heller, 11, under the debris Saturday night after a K-9 detected her scent, according to Alaska State Troopers. 

Her brother Derek Heller, 12, and neighbor Otto Florschutz, 65, are still missing. 

Three other members of the family were earlier found dead, including parents Timothy, 44 and Beth Heller, 36, as well as 16-year-old Mara Heller.

The family was at their house Monday night when the landslide swept down a slope and buried the Zimovia Highway, according to Anchorage Daily News.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said in a statement on Facebook that crews are still clearing Zimovia Highway.

 “Removing trees on the northside of the slide continues at a steady pace but is time consuming…our field personnel estimate that the highway has approximately 3,500 cubic yards of material to move,” the statement read.