The names of another four people confirmed killed in the Surfside condo building disaster were released Sunday night after their bodies were found in the ongoing search and recovery effort.
The remains of Leon Oliwkowicz, 80, Luis Bermudez, 26, Anna Ortiz, 46, and Christina Beatriz Evira, 74, were discovered after rescue workers labored overnight to dig a 125-foot trench through the rubble of the Champlain Towers South tower, Miami-Dade police said.
More than 150 people remain missing, although it’s possible not all of them had been in the building. Barring a miracle, it’s clear the disaster will rank with the worst in Florida history, with a death toll that could be more than triple that of Hurricane Andrew.
Of the nine confirmed fatalities so far, one died at the hospital and the others were found dead at the site.
Eight of the victims had been publicly identified as of Sunday night. The first four victims to be named were Stacie Dawn Fang, 54, Antonio Lozano, 83, Gladys Lozano, 79, and Manuel LaFont, 54.
Rescue workers were still searching for signs of life.
