Confirmed death toll in Surfside condo collapse reaches 27
CBSN
The bodies of three people were discovered in the rubble of the collapsed condo building in Surfside, Florida as rescue efforts resumed on Monday, officials said, bringing the total number of confirmed victims to 27.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said 191 people affected by the early-morning June 24 collapse have been accounted for, leaving 118 unaccounted for as of Monday. Search and rescue personnel searched areas of the building that were accessible, including in closets and under beds, for pets as well as placed live traps on balconies to try to catch any pets who may have still been at the site ahead of the building's controlled demolition, she said.Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.