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| Washington mudslide: Video shows dramatic moment four-year-old boy is pulled from slide | Washington mudslide: Video shows dramatic moment four-year-old boy is pulled from slide |
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| Video footage has emerged of the moment rescue workers saved a four-year-old boy and his father trapped in mud and debris left hours after the Washington mudslide. | |
| A helicopter crew can be seen hovering over the mud while a volunteer rescue crew wades in and pulls the boy and his father up the hill to safety. | A helicopter crew can be seen hovering over the mud while a volunteer rescue crew wades in and pulls the boy and his father up the hill to safety. |
| The mudslide saw a huge chunk of hillside come crashing down through the remote town of Oso, around 55miles (90km) northeast of Seattle. | The mudslide saw a huge chunk of hillside come crashing down through the remote town of Oso, around 55miles (90km) northeast of Seattle. |
| Authorities say they have a list of 176 people who remain unaccounted for, yet refuse to rule out all hope that some may have survived in air pockets within the mud and debris. | Authorities say they have a list of 176 people who remain unaccounted for, yet refuse to rule out all hope that some may have survived in air pockets within the mud and debris. |
| The official death toll remains at 16 after two more bodies were recovered on Tuesday, but officials said eight had been located which they have been so far been unable to retrieve. | The official death toll remains at 16 after two more bodies were recovered on Tuesday, but officials said eight had been located which they have been so far been unable to retrieve. |
| At least 30 homes are believed to have been destroyed in the slide. | At least 30 homes are believed to have been destroyed in the slide. |