SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) Rescue crews found another body in the rubble of a collapsed 12-story condominium tower near Miami on Saturday, raising the death toll to five as they raced to recover any survivors while fighting back fire and smoke deep inside the concrete and metal remains.
The six-person team of scientists and engineers comes from the same organization that investigated the collapse of the Twin Towers and damage from Hurricane Maria.
Authorities: Another body in Florida rubble raises death toll to 5
The discovery dropped the number ofpeople unaccounted for down to 156.
Rescue workers search the rubble of the Champlain Towers South condominium, Saturday, June 26, 2021, in the Surfside area of Miami. The building partially collapsed on Thursday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)(Lynne Sladky)
6:38 PM on Jun 26, 2021 CDT
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) The death toll from the building collapse near Miami has risen to five, according to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava. Working throughout the day, rescue crews found another body amid the rubble, but also other human remains, she said.
The discovery dropped the number of unaccounted for down to 156, she said.