Search Suspended for Boy Missing in Deadly Alaska Landslide

After 15 days of exhaustive efforts, authorities have halted the search for 12-year-old Derek Heller, with the landslide claiming five lives, including his parents and two siblings.

Authorities have suspended the search for 12-year-old Derek Heller, who remains missing after a deadly landslide in Wrangell, Alaska.
Five people were confirmed killed in the landslide: Otto Florschutz, Timothy and Beth Heller, and two of the Heller children, Kara, 11, and Mara, 16.
The decision to end the search followed 15 days of tireless and exhaustive efforts by search and rescue teams.
All accessible search areas have been thoroughly examined, and search efforts will resume if new information or evidence emerges.
The landslide, estimated to be 450 feet wide, occurred during a storm marked by rainfall and gusty winds, covering a swath of the coastal highway.