Walker arrived in Sitka early Wednesday morning and flew over the affected areas in a Coast Guard helicopter.
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Sitka slide survivor: Trees were falling like dominoes
As crews continue to cautiously work through debris searching for the three victims of Tuesday’s deadly landslide in Sitka, it’s clear that the event could have been much worse.
Update: missing 3 presumed dead in Sitka landslide, Walker to visit
Three people are still missing after heavy rain triggered a series of landslides in Sitka Tuesday morning .
Update: Four people missing after early morning landslides in Sitka
Flash flooding also caused sinkholes, road closures, and damaged homes. The National Weather Service recorded over 2-and-a-half inches of rainfall between 4 and 10 a.m.
UPDATE: Officials estimate 2,500 gallons of diesel spilled into Sitka Sound
Teams from the city, state, and Coast Guard are working to contain and clean up the spill and to find out what caused it.
Cirque dancing class lassos Sitkans into the show
The circus is coming to Sitka, but the performers aren’t from out of town. They are ordinary citizens, who in the past two years, have learned to climb, swing, and soar.