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    Montecito mudslide dead includes 4 children; search continues for more victims

    by Brittny Mejia, Matt Hamilton and Melissa Etehad, Los Angeles Times Jan 11, 2018 5 minutes

    MONTECITO, Calif. - Rescue crews continued to search for survivors amid the mud and wreckage of Montecito's massive debris field on Thursday, but acknowledged that the window to save lives is rapidly closing.

    At least eight people remain unaccounted for following Tuesday's massive mud flow, which killed at least 17 people and obliterated scores of homes. On Thursday afternoon, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office released the names of the dead, who were all Montecito residents.

    They were identified as Jonathan Benitez,10; Kailly Benitez, 3; Martin Cabrera-Munoz, 48; David Cantin, 49; Sawyer Corey, 12; Peter Fleurat, 73; Josephine Gower, 69; John McManigal, 61; Alice Mitchell, 78; James Mitchell, 89; Mark Montgomery, 54; Caroline Montgomery, 22; Marilyn Ramos, 27; Rebecca Riskin, 61; Roy Rohter, 84; Peerawat Sutthithepn, 6; and Richard Taylor, 67.

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