photo credit: Sonoma County Sheriff's Office

A mudslide in Forestville sent a home into the Russian River on Tuesday afternoon.
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office received a report at approximately 12:30 p.m. of a mudslide near the intersection of Westside and Rio Vista roads in Forestville.
The home that slid into the river was unoccupied. The slide occurred near Hacienda Bridge.
Deputies and Sonoma County Fire District personnel helped evacuate homes affected or potentially affected by the slide.
Deputies asked people in the area to obey road closure signs.