Recovery crews halt work while a trained cadaver dog scents the site where the body of 62-year-old William Stortz is thought to be located. A dog previously alerted at the location of the green stake in the center of the image. (KCAW photo, Robert Woolsey)
With two bodies already recovered, crews are focusing their full efforts Thursday afternoon (8-20-15) on locating the body of 62-year-old William Stortz, Sitka’s building official. Stortz was inspecting drainage in the subdivision at the time of the slide with two other men who managed to escape. As the excavator moves closer to the site identified by search dogs, teams will begin removing debris by hand.
