Jill Holtz pours water over what she said was a canvas family portrait she found that she hadn'tcleaned yet on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Swannanoa, N.C. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Jill Holtz somberly holds a burial flag she pulled from the mud — one of the most emotional moments in her searches, she said — andis waiting to return to a family she contacted on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in Swannanoa, N.C. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

Football shoulder pads belonging to Angie McGee's son, Link, rest on a pile of found objects as she looks through mud-encrusted photos on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Swannanoa, N.C. (AP Photo/Allen G. Breed)