One Year After the Oso Slide

An improvised memorial plaque at the Oso debris field, carved by rescue workers using chainsaws a few weeks after the slide. Brendan Kiley
At about 10:45 am, one year ago today, a hillside above the Stillaguamish River collapsed, turning into what one rescue worker described as "a blender" of mud, rocks, and logs that buried homes and people.
At the time, federal officials closed off the area, saying it wasn't safe, but folks who lived along that part of the Stillaguamish River