Search at collapsed Florida condo shifting from rescue to recovery operation Share Updated: 6:52 PM CDT Jul 7, 2021 By TERRY SPENCER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, Associated Press Search at collapsed Florida condo shifting from rescue to recovery operation Share Updated: 6:52 PM CDT Jul 7, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript It is with deep, profound sadness that this afternoon I'm able to share that. We made the extremely difficult decision to transition from Operation Search and Rescue to recovery. It's now been exactly two weeks since Champlain Tower South collapsed and over the last 14 days you all know that our search and rescue teams from our local community, from around Florida from around the country and in fact around the world have been digging through this collapse. They've used every possible strategy and every piece of technology available to them. Our tireless search and rescue teams have continued their efforts throughout the past day and we're very grateful that the weather has allowed us to continue the work without any further delays. And through these efforts we have recovered eight more victims. So the total number of confirmed deaths is now at 54, 33 of those victims have been identified and 33 next of kin notifications have been made at this time. 200 people have been accounted for And 86 people are potentially unaccounted for. So please join me in praying for those we have lost and those we are mourning