Rescuers end search for survivors at collapsed Florida condo; death toll at 54
Search and rescue team members depart after working the debris field of the Champlain Towers South condo, Wednesday, July 7, 2021. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald via AP) SURFSIDE, Florida. (AP) — Eight more bodies were recovered Wednesday from the site of the collapsed Florida condo building, bringing the death toll to 54, Miami-Dade County’s mayor said announcing that the operation had shifted from rescue to recovery “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,â...