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Due to items that were quickly found, they had some idea of where to dig for the bodies. By afternoon of the second day, March 23, some of the villagers helping in the dig came upon the body of Kathryn wrapped in the mattress of her cot. The digging continued, but work was difficult because they had to dig around so many rocks. Doug and Al went back to Ukarumpa on the morning of the third day; others kept digging a couple more days in hopes of locating the other bodies. However, the other bodies were never found. A Western Union Telegram was sent to the family in the states bearing the sad news. March 21/71 URGENT! WALT AND VONNIE STEINKRAUS AND CHILDREN BURIED IN VILLAGE BY LANDSLIDE SUNDAY 21st. STOP. PLEASE NOTIFY NEXT OF KIN. STOP. VONNIE’S FATHER HAS HEART CONDITION. Landslide area. (Photo Courtesy of A. Edwin Vinson) 69 | P a g e