In another case, rescuers saved a mother and child, but the woman's leg had to be amputated to remove her from the rubble, officials said. Searchers were also trying to reach a trapped child whose parents were believed to be dead. Rescuers pulled at least 35 people from the wreckage in the first hours after the collapse. Officials said the collapse affected 55 out of the building's 136 units.Īs of Thursday evening, officials said 102 people were identified and declared safe. The 12-story residential condo in beachside town of Surfside, about 6 miles north of Miami Beach, collapsed around 1:03 a.m.

Fang was the mother of Jonah Handler, a young boy that rescuers pulled from the rubble in a now-viral video.

More than a day after the wing of Champlain Tower South suddenly collapsed in the middle of the night, rescue crews continued to dig through piles of rubble and twisted metal more than 30 feet high Friday morning with the unlikely hope of finding at least one survivor.Ī family friend has identified Stacie Fang as one of the four people confirmed dead, ABC News has learned. SURFSIDE, Fla - Miami Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine said 159 people remain unaccounted for, with four people confirmed dead, after a southern Florida building collapse. Nearly 169 people could be dead after 55 out of 136 units in Champlain Tower South collapsed Thursday.

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