THE SEARCH CONTINUES

Death Toll Rises to 28 After Search Resumes in Surfside Building Collapse

Four new victims of the condo collapse were found after crews demolished the rest of the doomed Florida building.

Four more victims of the Surfside condominium building collapse were found on Monday as rescue crews continue their search after the remaining part of the building was demolished. The Miami-Dade Police Department said the death toll for the tragic June 24 collapse of the 12-story building in Surfside, Florida, now stands at 28 people. Among the victims found on Monday were 68-year-old Tzvi Ainsworth, and his 66-year-old wife, Ingrid, police said. More than 117 people still remain unaccounted for. On Sunday, a string of explosives was set off to bring down the rest of the Chaplain Towers South building to allow crews to gain access to its underground garage, to help search for those believed to be trapped under the fallen wing. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said during a Monday press briefing that the demolition was “executed exactly as planned” and left officials optimistic that “there is hope that there are voids that will allow us to continue the search and rescue operation.”