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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Alene Tchekmedyian

Death toll from Northern California's Camp fire increases to 83; 563 still missing

The remains of two more people were recovered in Northern California's Camp fire burn zone Wednesday, raising the death toll in the blaze to 83.

One person was found in a structure in Paradise, while the other was located in a structure in Magalia, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea told reporters at a news conference.

"We're working diligently to identify those individuals so we can contact their next of kin and notify them," Honea said, adding that investigators have tentatively identified 58 of the dead.

About 830 searchers will work on Thanksgiving to look for victims of the blaze, though the search could be suspended if rain triggers mudflows in the area.

The number of people unaccounted for dropped to 563. A total of 2,052 people have been crossed off the missing-persons list.

"That's a dynamic list," Honea said. "You may see it go up or down depending on the information we receive during the course of the day."

Butte County District Attorney Michael Ramsey said his office has put together a team to deal with price gouging.

"People are not allowed to jack up prices more than 10 percent of what they were before the fires," he said, adding that people can call (866) 323-6283 to report price gouging.

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