Final Victim of Surfside Condo Collapse Is Identified

A relative of Estelle Hedaya, 54, said the authorities had identified her remains. The final death toll is 98.

SURFSIDE, Fla. — More than a month after the terrifying collapse of a condominium tower in Surfside, Fla., the last victim’s remains were identified on Monday, bringing the final death toll to 98 and capping a tedious, painstaking effort to account for every resident who had been killed. The brother of Estelle Hedaya, 54, who lived in a sixth-floor condo at the Champlain Towers South, said the police contacted the family on Monday, saying her remains had been identified. Officials confirmed they had recovered remains for each person who had been considered missing after the June 24 collapse. The disaster is now officially one of the deadliest structural building failures in American history. The response to the collapse was the largest emergency unrelated to hurricanes ever conducted in Florida.