Sheriff: 11 still missing after deadly California wildfire

The sheriff in a Northern California county where dozens were killed by a deadly wildfire says only 11 names remain on a list of missing people

An exterior wall stands in front of the burned home of Patrick Holden and Nancy Barnes, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in Paradise, Calif. Holden and Barnes were listed as missing but are actually vacationing in Hawaii. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)Read moreNoah Berger / AP

by The Associated Press, The Associated Press

Published Dec. 3, 2018, 9:28 p.m. ET

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — The sheriff in a Northern California county where dozens were killed by a deadly wildfire says only 11 people remain on a list of missing people.

The number of missing in Butte County at one point hit 1,300 amid the chaos and confusion after the Nov. 8 Camp Fire.

Sheriff Kory Honea says officials will work to track down the remaining people in the coming days.

On Monday, he also revised down the number of dead. He says 85 have died in the blaze, not 88 as previously reported. Honea says three bags of human remains contained remains belonging to one person.