2005 La Conchita mudslide

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visits storm-ravaged La Conchita and declares Ventura County a disaster area.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Ventura County emergency personnel try to clear debris and find any trapped victims.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

A soiled photo friends salvaged from Jimmie Wallet’s home shows Wallet and wife Michelle. She and the couple’s daughters were killed.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Mourners comfort each other at a memorial for the Wallets.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Rescue workers observe a moment of silence for the victims.   (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

A rescue dog signals that a possible victim is nearby.   (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

The body of Michael Anthony Alvis, 53, a longtime local wilderness guide, is carried to a memorial.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)

Isaiah Womack is comforted by Annie Brazelton. Womack’s father was killed in the mudslide.  (Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times)