Oso: From Living Off The Grid To Relying On The Feds

Gary Ray was the pastor at the Oso chapel in March. While doing work for the church on the morning of Saturday, March 22, he received a call from another pastor in Darrington. There had been a massive landslide and he should come back, the pastor said. After the slide, Ray provided spiritual and emotional support for a community that prided itself on its strong sense of independence.

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From KCTS: Ray talks about his experience.

KUOW 94.9 and KCTS 9 collaborated to produce this series of profiles of people most affected by the landslide—a woman rescued from the mud, a couple who lost their home, a first responder struggling with post-traumatic stress, and leaders, municipal and spiritual, still working tirelessly for their community.