Search for bodies in Florida condo collapse officially ends

Police and forensic specialists are still continuing the work of identifying human remains recovered from the disaster.

Firefighters officially ended their search for bodies in the debris of the collapsed Surfside condo building on Friday, even as police and forensic specialists continue working to identify human remains. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah told The Associated Press that the fire department’s role in recovering remains at the collapsed Surfside condominium has finished. They left the site in a convoy of fire engines and other vehicles and drove slowly to their headquarters. The June 24 collapse killed at least 97 people and at least one more person believed missing in the disaster has yet to be identified.