Search called off for survivors of Florida condo tower collapse

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Reuters

By Brad Brooks and Dan Whitcomb SURFSIDE, Fla. (Reuters) -South Florida officials on Wednesday called off the search for survivors of a June condominium tower collapse, saying there was no longer any hope of pulling someone alive from the ruins of the flattened building. Crews who have extracted the remains of 54 people from the mostly concrete and steel rubble of the Champlain Towers South during round-the-clock searches will transition to a recovery operation as of midnight eastern daylight time. “At this point we have truly exhausted every option in this search and rescue operation. Nothing…

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