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HIGHWAY.
IT'S INCREDIBLE.
BUT LET ME TAKE YOU HERE -- THIS
IS THE IGA GROCERY STORE.
THE INFORMATION BOARD IS WHAT
PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET
INFORMATION.
THIS IS WHERE WE MET AARON
BRIGHT.
HE WAS SEARCHING THE PILE.
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR YOUR
COUSIN.
>> YES, I'M LOOKING FOR SUMMER
BRENNAN.
>> Reporter: SHE WAS IN A CAR,
ON THE PHONE WITH HER MOTHER
WHEN THE SLIDE HAPPENED SATURDAY
MORNING.
>> YES, SIR.
SHE WAS IN A BLUE -- LIKE A TEAL
BLUE SUBARU WRS.
>> Reporter: AND YOU AND YOUR
COUSINS WENT UP THERE ON SUNDAY
AGAINST THE WISHES OF THE
AUTHORITIES HERE TO TRY TO DO
SOME DIGGING.
>> THE AUTHORITIES WEREN'T OUT
THERE.
NOBODY WAS OUT THERE THAT WAS
WITH US US, STATE OR GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES.
WE JUST HAD TO RALLY AS MANY
PEOPLE AS WE COULD, CIVILIANS
AND GET US OUT THERE TO TRY AND
SEARCH FOR OUR LOVED ONES.
>> Reporter: SHOW ME ON THIS MAP
RIGHT HERE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT.
THIS IS THE PART OF THE MOUNTAIN
THAT IS NOW A CLIFF ESSENTIALLY.
>> THIS IS PART OF THE MOUNTAIN
THAT IS GONE.
ALL OF THIS, IT CAME DOWN THE
VALLEY, REDIRECTED ITSELF AND
CAME DOWNRIGHT HERE.
ALL OF THIS IS ALL UNDER WATER.
BUT OUR TEAM RIGHT HERE, THIS IS
WHERE WE STARTED FINDING ALL OF
THE BODIES, RIGHT HERE.
>> AND YOU WERE TRYING TO
DESCRIBE TO ME JUST THE SHEER
PHYSICAL FORCE.
IT WAS AS IF THIS ENTIRE
NEIGHBORHOOD WAS SHOVED INTO A
CORNER, SO THE TENSION ON THOSE
TREES IS THERE.
>> IT'S INSANE.
WHEN WE WERE CHOPPING SOME OF
THE TREES, I TRIED TO HELP ONE
GUY WITH A CHAIN SAW BECAUSE
WHEN HE STARTED CHOPPING, IT
STARTED TO BUILD PRESSURE.
I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THE
PRESSURE THAT WAS BUILT UNTIL HE
HIT THE OTHER SIDE AND THE BIG
PART SNAPPED OVER AND ALMOST HIT
MY COUSIN TAMMY.
THE HAND WAS STICKING UP OUT OF
THE GROUND.
>> Reporter: I CAN'T IMAGINE THE
EMOTIONAL TOLL THIS IS GOING TO
TAKE ON YOU GOING FORWARD.
BUT ARE YOU HOPEFUL THAT YOUR
COUSIN SOMEHOW IS IN THAT CAR,
SOMEHOW HAS ENOUGH AIR?
>> I PRAY TO GOD THAT SHE HAS
THE AIR TO SURVIVE.
BUT I DON'T THINK ANY VEHICLE
HOLDS ENOUGH AIR TO SURVIVE FOR
FOUR OR FIVE DAYS.
AND THAT'S HOW LONG IT'S GOING
TO TAKE BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN GET
TO SOME OF THE CARS.
THERE'S A JEEP LIBERTY UPSIDE
DOWN UP THERE, RIGHT ABOUT HERE.
AND THERE'S A 34-FOOT MOTOR HOME
THAT HAS 34 FEET AND NOW WE CAN
TOUCH THE WHEELBASE.
IT'S CRUMPLED, LIKE SOMEBODY
CRUMPLED A BALL OF PAPER.
>> I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR PAIN.
I HOPE YOU CAN FIND SOME PEACE
IN ALL OF THIS AT SOME POINT.
>> I'M MORE WORRIED ABOUT MY
AUNT LYDIA AND MY COUSINS OVER
HERE THAT ARE OUT THERE.
YOU DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE WHAT
HAPPENS TO A MOTHER IN A
CATASTROPHE LIKE THIS.
HER EMOTIONAL PAIN IS SO GREAT.