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Unofficial Death Toll in Washington Mudslide Climbs to 25

A rescue worker walks down a makeshift plywood path carrying a personal item past the twisted wreckage of a car and very other debris while working at the mudslide site Sunday afternoon near Oso, Wash., March 30, 2014. (AP Photo /The Herald, Annie Mulligan) AP

By Chris Caesar

March 30, 2014

The Washington Medical Examiner’s office confirmed that rescue crews discovered four additional fatalities in their search for Oso Mudslide survivors Sunday.

The announcement brings the unofficial total death toll to 25, with 30 others still missing.

The Associated Press reports:

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