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As recovery effort nears end at Surfside site, experts needed to assist in victim identification
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Extraordinary steps now being taken to identify remains of final victims at Surfside
SURFSIDE, Fla. – As of Monday, the death toll is at 97 in the Surfside Champlain Towers South collapse. And all but two of those victims have been identified.
More than three weeks after the tragedy, experts say it gets more difficult to identify victims and extraordinary steps must be taken to get positive IDs.
Darren Caprara, director of operations for the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office, explains in a rare interview, how the passage of time has led to a more complicated hunt for DNA.
Hacker stole identities of multiple victims killed in Miami condo collapse as death toll nears 100
M.L. Nestel
Updated: 0:25 ET, Jul 17 2021
A HACKER has reportedly stolen the identities and money of several victims of the Miami condo collapse last month.
The son of Antonio Lozano 83, and Gladys Lozano, 79, who died when the condo building toppled in the middle of the night on June 24, revealed that they were among those targeted.
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Antonio Lozano 83, and Gladys Lozano, 79, were both believed to be targeted in the hack using the cash app Zelle, according to their son SergioCredit: Twitter
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A hack has occurred involving stolen identities and cash from the growing number of victims who died when the 12-story Champlain Towers South collapsed last monthCredit: WSVN
SURFSIDE, Fla. â Search crews working through harsh weather have recovered one more victim from the rubble of Surfside condo collapse, authorities announced Tuesday morning.
On the 20th day since Champlain Towers South suddenly collapsed in the middle of the night, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporter 95 people have been confirmed dead. Of the victims, 85 have been identified.
Torrential downpours forced county crews to pump water out of the lower levels of the collapse site Monday afternoon and evening, the mayor said. The weather has at times stalled a dual-track effort to recover human remains while preserving forensic evidence that can help investigators understand what led to the buildingâs failure.
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