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COLUMBUS, Ohio An 80-member search and rescue task force deployed from Ohio Wednesday to the site of the deadly condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla., officials said.
Ohio Task Force 1 departed from Vandalia, Ohio in the Dayton-area to join the effort on the wreckage of the Champlain Towers South building. The task force had been on standby since Thursday, the day of the collapse.
The team is comprised of fire, police and medical responders, including members of the Dayton Fire Department and the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department, among other agencies.
Rescue workers search in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo in Surfside, Fla. on June 25. (AP Photo, Gerald Herbert)
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Ohio Task Force 1 assists in finding victims in Florida condo collapse rubble UPDATED 5:15 PM ET Jul. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:00 AM ET Jul. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:00 AM EDT Jul. 06, 2021
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COLUMBUS, Ohio First responders and K-9 search teams from Ohio Task Force 1 helped find victims at the site of the June 24 Surfside, Fla., condominium collapse over the weekend, authorities said.
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First responders from multiple Ohio agencies are working at the site
The Ohio task force s K-9s helped recover multiple victims
Authorities expect some challenges ahead due to an incoming tropical storm
About 80 members of the task force continue to search the collapsed Champlain Towers South building near Miami Beach, where 32 people are confirmed dead and 113 remain unaccounted for as of Tuesday afternoon.
Ohio Task Force One said Surfside rescue efforts are going faster more efficient
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