Following the storm, 2,100 police and firemen dug furiously through mud and debris in search of the missing. The name "Bess" was previously retired in 1974 and replaced with "Bonnie". However, when the list of typhoon names was changed to incorporate male names in 1979, the name was re-introduced to the roster. After this usage of the name "Bess", it was retired for the second time and was replaced with "Brenda". This marked the only occasion where a single name was removed twice in the same basin.