Police on Sunday night identified four more people who died after the Champlain Towers South condominiums collapsed Thursday, a grim end to a fourth day of searching for survivors.
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End of carouselMiami-Dade Fire Chief Alan Cominsky said he could not yet say when the search-and-rescue effort might shift to a recovery effort: “Hope — that’s what I’m focusing on,” he said.
The bodies of four more people were discovered in the rubble, bringing the death toll to nine, Levine Cava said.
The mayor added that the “deep trench” dug by first responders, measuring 125 feet long, 20 feet wide and 40 feet deep, will be critical in continuing the search-and-rescue operation.
Police have released the names of four victims of the collapse: Stacie Dawn Fang, 54; Antonio Lozano, 83; Gladys Lozano, 79; and Manuel LaFont, 54.
An engineering expert hired by Surfside to investigate the collapse played down the findings of a 2018 report that warned of “major structural damage” to part of the building.
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