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half the town is going to be gone. at least half the city. reporter: just 24 hours after the governor warned of the state s greatest loss of life, the death toll is growing tonight. southeast of salem, oregon, chris tofte frantically trying to reach his family during the evacuation. i drove through with some pretty big flames, like flames engulfed my car. i can t believe the tires and pop or something, you know. reporter: after that interview, the family says searchers found the bodies of his 12-year-old son wyatt and wyatt s grandmother peggy. the fires in the medford area destroyed about 600 homes. this lone house, a reminder of a neighborhood obliterated. from up here, you don t only get a sense of the scale of the destruction, but also an entire landscape bleached of color.ths and twisted metal. in another neighborhood, tim engelheart took us with him to see if his home was still there. with landmarks gone, the neighborhood unrecognizable. a friend of ours had a house her
oh my gosh, you re kidding me. introducing the suv equipped to make your first-ever happen. the first-ever ford ecosport is here. of all the traditions at the masters, few compare with the fun and excitement of the annual par 3 contest. coy wire has more in today s bleacher report. reporter: this bleacher report brought to you by ford, going further so you can. tiger just teed off. one of the most highly anticipated masters tournaments in years. but yesterday, the traditional par 3 competition still giving us the top trending stories on bleacher report.com this morning. kevin chapel, and his wife elizabeth, his caddie, his 15-month-old daughter collins and son wyatt.
oak harbor, washington washington a navy pilot built his own backyard thrill ride. he doesn t have to pay for a trip to disney. instead he spent about $1000 to build a backyard roller coaster. he got help from a retired boeing engineer. the the ride is for his family, mainly his son wyatt said he can feel like a kid again. why it just became the most popular kid in the entire neighborhood. elizabeth: i don t know if my a lot my husband to see that he might try to build one. that s a kids tree. leland: there s going to be a lot of kids coming to his birthday party. even as a go pro camera on there so they can relive it again. two hours went as fast as that roller coaster ride. elizabeth: stay tuned here, it s can stories are continuing
wyatt and sergeant carson home holmquist. wells was the youngest. he graduated high school in 2012. his mom was a single mother and drove the school bus. he played the clarinet in the marching band and was a member of the orchestra at his church. he arrived on sunday for a two week reserve assignment. the last text he sent his girlfriend read active shooter. sergeant holmquist lived in jacksonville florida with his wife jasmine and 2-year-old son wyatt. he was the battery motor transport chief. he returned from a lengthy tour in afghanistan last july. staff sergeant wyatt lived in hickson, tennessee, not far from the shooter s home with his wife lori and their two children. he served in iraq and afghanistan. gunny sullivan was 40 from springfield, massachusetts. he joined the marines in 1997. he graduated from cathedral high school. he had two siblings and returned from his last deployment in january. he fought in the 2005 battle of