Surfside condo collapse: Death toll rises to 97, judge approves sale of condo site
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Luis Fernando Barth is pictured on the right. Besides him is his brother, Sergio Barth. (Photo from Sergio Barth via WSVN)
SURFSIDE, Fla. - The Surfside condo collapse death toll has risen to 97, officials confirmed Wednesday.
Officials said 90 victims have been identified and 88 next of kin notified. As of Wednesday evening, 240 people are accounted for and eight are potentially unaccounted for. All eight of those people have open missing persons reports with the Miami-Dade Police Department.
The latest update from Miami-Dade County officials revealed that one more victim has been recovered and identified as 51-year-old Luis F. Barth Tobar.