“I looked down in the water and there was this Ziploc bag just floating there full of pictures,” said Juneau resident Michael Penn, as locals recover family heirlooms lost in Mendenhall River flooding.
Leticia McRae holds debris she picked up along the shore of Douglas Island on Aug. 7, 2023 following record-breaking flooding on the Mendenhall River.
A jewelry box found washed up on the shore of Douglas Island Aug. 6, 2023 the day after glacial outburst flooding destroyed homes along the Mendenhall River. On Monday, Penn went back to North Douglas with his wife and son to continue the cleanup. He said they filled several bags.
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