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Rescuers Keep Searching Despite Overwhelming Obstacles

Oso rescue workers, many of whom are volunteers who hold other jobs, have vowed to remain at the site of the slide until they are no longer needed.
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Four search and rescue workers wade through water covering Washington Highway 530 on Thursday, on the eastern edge of the massive mudslide that struck Saturday near Darrington, Wash.Ted S. Warren / Pool via AP

Authorities announced Thursday night that the official death toll after Saturday's mudslide in Oso, Wash. had risen to 17, but warned that the total number of victims was likely to increase. The rescuers, many of whom are volunteers who hold other jobs, have vowed to remain at the site of the slide until they are no longer needed.

In the photo above, four search and rescue workers wade through water covering Washington Highway 530, on Thursday.

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Search and rescue workers use a boat to move around on Thursday, as they search through mud and debris from the massive mudslide that struck Saturday.Ted S. Warren / Pool via AP
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Workers use heavy equipment to clear trees and other debris on Thursday in Oso, Wash.Ted S. Warren / Pool via AP
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Search and rescue teams continue to work on Thursday in Oso, Wash.Ted S. Warren / Pool via Getty Images