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Names Released Of Montecito Residents Who Died In January 9th Flooding

Authorities have released the names of the 20 people known to have been fatally injured in the January 9th flooding in Santa Barbara County.Officials say all the the victims died from multiple traumatic injuries due to a flash flood and mudslides as a result of  the recent Thomas brush fire.

The victims range from three to 89 years old. 

Montecito Residents Fatally Injured In Flood

  • Jonathan Benitez - 10 years old

  • Kailly Benitez - 3 years old

  • Martin Cabrera Munoz - 48 years old

  • David Cantin - 49 years old

  • Morgan Corey- 25 years old

  • Sawyer Corey - 12 years old

  • Peter Fleurat  -73 years old

  • Josephine Gower - 69 years old

  • John McManigal- 61 years old

  • Alice Mitchell - 78 years old

  • James Mitchell - 89 years old

  • Mark Montgomery - 54 years old

  • Caroline Montgomery - 22 years old

  • Marilyn Ramos - 27 years old

  • Rebecca Riskin - 61 years old

  • Roy Rohter - 84 years old

  • Peerawat Sutthithepa -6 years old

  • Pinit Sutthithepa=30 years old

  • Richard Loring - 79 years old

  • Joseph Bleckel - 87 years old

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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