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Alaska Department of Public SafetyThe body of an 11-year-old girl missing after a landslide in Alaska has been found, increasing the death toll to four, according to state officials. The body of Kara Heller was found on Saturday just after 6:30 p.m. local time after a scent detection K-9 indicated an area of debris that was then investigated, the Alaska Department of Public Safety announced Sunday. The death toll from the landslide also includes Kara Heller s other family members Timothy Heller, 44; Beth Heller, 36; and Mara Heller, 16 all of whom were found dead at the scene Tuesday evening, officials said Friday when their identities were released. Next of kin has been notified of Kara Heller s death, officials said. Derek Heller, 12, and Otto Florschutz, 65, remain missing, according to the DPS. The landslide occurred shortly before 9 p.m. local time Monday near Wrangell, a city in the Alaska Panhandle, along the Zimovia Highway at mile 11, officials said. Three homes were

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