Woman and her dog missing after mudflows slam parts of San Bernardino County
SAN BERNARDINO, CA – JULY 23: Police and fire personnel work to clean up debris from a mudslide near the town of San Bernardino, Calif., on Tuesday July 23, 2014. Mud flows from debris swept up by the mudslide and slammed an area northeast of Palm Springs, killing one person and injuring two others. A firefighter who works near Palm Springs was injured in the mudslide. (Photo by Jason Bean/San Bernardino County Fire Department/The Press-Enterprise/AP) less SAN BERNARDINO, CA – JULY 23: Police and fire personnel work to clean up debris from a mudslide near the town of San Bernardino, Calif., on Tuesday July 23, 2014. Mud flows from debris swept up by the mudslide and slammed an area northeast of… more Photo: Jason Bean, San Bernardino County Fire Department Photo: Jason Bean, San Bernardino County Fire Department Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Woman and her dog missing after mudflows slam parts of San Bernardino County 1 / 3 Back to Gallery
A San Bernardino woman and her dog were missing Monday following a mudslide that swept away a home in the foothills east of Palm Springs.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a message: “This morning, July 20, officials with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the Palm Springs Fire Department and the San Bernardino County Search and Rescue team received reports that Mary Ann and her dog had been missing from their home approximately three miles east of Palm Springs.
“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Rescue Team joined the search efforts which included the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the National Park Service, the San Bernardino County Search and Rescue, the United States Forest Service, and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Air Support.
“The team focused the search on the area where Mary Ann was last seen. They did not locate her or her dog.”
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement Tuesday afternoon that said the sheriff’s office “initiated a search” that turned up the woman’s body along with her dog
