For Two Washington Mudslide Survivors, All That's Left Is One Painting

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By Brian Ries2014-04-02 20:42:54 UTC

Two women rescued from the devastating March 22 Washington Mudslide left everything behind — except for one painting.

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The Snohomish County Helicopter Rescue Team released footage on its YouTube page that shows the rescue made after the mudslide wiped out much of the community of Oso, Wash.

After a woman is pulled up into the helicopter, a search and rescue technician is brought up in his harness carrying a painting, which he then hands inside the chopper. "I just had to bring it with," the rescue technician reportedly said. "It was clear that it was important to her and I didn't want her to lose the last thing she had to hold on to."

Robin Youngblood poses for a photo Thursday, March 27, 2014, with Whitehorse Mountain behind her in Darrington, Wash. Youngblood survived the massive mudslide that hit the nearby community of Oso, Wash. last Saturday, and was rescued by a helicopter as she floated on a piece of a roof.

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press

Twenty-nine people were killed when a giant mudslide wiped out their homes on a Saturday morning in late March. Seven victims remain unidentified at the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office.

More than 270 search personnel and volunteers are still searching for the 13 people who are still missing.

Topics: mudslide, U.S., US & World, Videos, Washington

Image: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press