[Update: Jan. 14, 11:35 a.m.] On Sunday morning, it was announced that the death toll had climbed to 20.
[Original Story: Jan. 13, 2:24 p.m.] Rescuers found another body on Saturday morning, bringing the Montecito mudslides death toll to 19, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed this afternoon. The body was discovered on Olive Mill Road, roughly a block north of Coast Village Road. Sheriff’s spokesperson Kelly Hoover declined to provide details, adding that more information would be available at the Saturday press conference at 4 p.m.
On Saturday, the number of personnel working on rescue efforts nearly doubled to 2,113. The evacuation orders in Summerland and Carpinteria have been lifted, incident commanders also announced.