Death toll in Surfside apartment collapse rises to 96, another victim identified

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Surfside, Florida – Crews retrieved the body of another person in Surfside, bringing the death toll from the collapse of the Champlain South Towers to 96.

The latest victim to be identified on Wednesday was Louis F. Barth Tobar, 51 years old. His body was recovered on Saturday.

#Update 81: We have identified an additional victim who tragically and unexpectedly lost his life in the tragic Surfside Building collapse. Please save his family and loved ones in your prayers. pic.twitter.com/qXp80IKm88

Miami-DadePD (@MiamiDadePD) July 14, 2021

Crews are still searching for several yet to be found victims after the June 24 crash and officials say they are still looking at reports from three or four others, which may have been duplicate or false reports.

On Tuesday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniela Levine Cava said that identifying victims has become increasingly difficult in recent days.

“In this step of the recovery process, we rely heavily on the work of the medical examiner’s office,” she said. “It is a scientific and systematic process for identifying human remains. This work is becoming more and more challenging with time. Although our teams work as hard as possible, it takes time.”

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