Ketchikan firefighters rescued two dogs on Sunday from a home destroyed in the Aug. 25 landslide. The pets had been trapped in the collapsed home for seven days until a state geologist heard whimpering noises.
A state geologist walking the landslide area on Sunday morning heard whimpering noises from a collapsed home. He called Ketchikan firefighters, who responded and pulled out two dogs from the debris, reuniting them with their owners.
"After an emotional week of recovering from the aftermath of the Third Avenue landslide, Ketchikan - and most specifically, James and Bill Montiver - got some very good news," the city's emergency operations center announced on Sunday.
"During the landslide the Montiver home was pushed 47 feet downhill into the neighbor's home. James was able to make it out of the...
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