More than 10,000 items collected from festival site

The Family Assistance Center has gathered more than 10,000 items — from bags, to phones, to clothing — from two areas closest to the Route 91 Harvest festival concert stage.

Concertgoers left the items behind on Oct. 1 when a shooter opened fire, killing 58 and wounding nearly 500.

Clark County Fire Department Deputy Chief John Steinbeck said at a news conference Monday that the center has returned lost items to at least 99 people since it began the item retrieval process Sunday.

The concert area has been divided into six sections to manage the scene. Section A was processed as of Sunday, section B as of Monday, Steinbeck said.

There was no estimate on when the next area would be cleared.

Bringing photographs of lost items, if available, can help in the retrieval process, Steinbeck said.

Those who were visiting Las Vegas when the shooting occurred and have since returned home can fill out a form on the FBI’S website.

The FBI also is coordinating with its California offices to ship items to their locations. Of the 22,000 Route 91 concertgoers, about half were from California, Steinbeck said.

The Family Assistance Center, located inside the south hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Services offered include assistance with lodging, travel and transportation, grief counseling, legal services and on-site child care.

The center also has set up a hot line residents can call if they have questions or need resources. The phone number is (702) 455-AIDE (2433).

Jessie Bekker