Colette Czarnecki, Author at KSTK

Wrangell Public Schools value a balance between healing heartache and routine after the landslide’s fallout

Wrangell Public Schools swiftly moved into action to accommodate the needs of both their students and staff, who were grieving. In addition to the school district’s own behavioral health team, counselors with Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Behavioral Health Services were also brought in. Wrangell Superintendent Bill Burr says they came from Ketchikan, Sitka and even as far as Anchorage to assist students and staff who were seeking help.

Husband of sole Wrangell landslide survivor found dead in search

A 12-year-old boy is the last person who remains missing in the fatal landslide near Wrangell, after Alaska State Troopers say volunteers found a man’s body Thursday, bringing the disaster’s official death toll to five.

“Search and rescue volunteers and scent detection canines continue with reactive searching in any areas where there may be a clue or evidence that points to a certain area,” Tim DeSpain, a spokesperson for the Alaska State Troopers said over the phone with KSTK.

Wrangell landslide survivor’s story, in her own words

The sole survivor of last weeks deadly Wrangell landslide, Christina Florshutz spoke in a joint conversation with KSTK reporter Colette Czarnecki and the Wrangell Sentinel reporter Caroleine James from her hospital bed.

Wrangellites gather together for Thanksgiving meal post landslide

“Initially I thought it was just going to be a couple of people and we would offer up the food that was donated over the past few days, but I’ve since heard that people are actually not going to have their Thanksgiving at their homes and they’re going to come and join us,” Robinson said. “I think people at this time just want to be together. In the face of tragedy it feels good to come together.”