Doris Jagiello went missing after thunderstorms triggered mudslides in the San Bernadino Mountains
that washed away cars, buried homes and affected 3,000 residents in two remote communities in the San Bernardino Mountains.
First responders searched for Doris Jagiello, 62, amid the devastation in Forest Falls, a former summer getaway for cabin owners that has become a bedroom community. A large debris flow, full of mud and “extremely large boulders”, hurtled downhill and crashed into Jagiello’s home, causing significant damage “and carrying away everything in its path”.
Jagiello’s body was found on Thursday, buried under several feet of mud. Her remains were located about 20 to 30 feet from her home, in a debris-strewn area with rocks and boulders ranging from the size of basketballs to the size of small cars, sheriff’s Lt Jeff Allison said. “While this was not the desired outcome, the sheriff’s department hopes finding Jagiello will bring some measure of closure to Jagiello’s family and aid in their healing process,” the San Bernardino county sheriff’s department said in a statement on Friday.