Florida building collapse: What we know about those missing, dead

ByTheresa Waldrop, Alisha Ebrahimji and Ray Sanchez, CNN CNNWire logo
Sunday, July 4, 2021
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SURFSIDE, Fla. -- The dead and unaccounted for residents of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Florida, reflected the area's rich cultural diversity, an international tragedy that has touched members of a tight-knit Jewish community and families from as far away as Argentina, Paraguay and Colombia.

Dozens of people remained unaccounted for after the collapse of part of the 13-story residential building. Search and rescue teams have been feverishly scouring the site since shortly after 55 of the building's 136 units fell on Thursday.

Officials confirmed 24 deaths as of Saturday. The victims range in age from 4 to 92.

Twenty-two of the 24 victims have been identified: Michael David Altman, 50; Luis Bermudez, 26; Claudio Bonnefoy, 85; Maria Bonnefoy, 69; Graciela Cattarossi, 48; Magaly Delgado, 80; Christina Beatriz Elvira, 74; Bonnie Epstein, 56; Stacie Fang, 54; Andreas Giannitsopoulos, 21; Emma Guara, 4; Lucia Guara, 10; Marcus Joseph Guara, 52; Frank Kleiman, 55; Manuel LaFont, 54; Antonio Lozano, 82; Gladys Lozano, 80; Hilda Noriega, 92; Leon Oliwkowicz, 80; Anna Ortiz, 46; Anaely Rodriguez, 42; and Gonzalo Torres, 81.

Authorities said it's still a search-and-rescue operation, but no one has been found alive since hours after the collapse last Thursday.

Here's what we know about those confirmed dead and those still unaccounted for.

Confirmed deaths:

Michael Altman

Fifty-year-old Michael Altman, left, was described as as a selfless man who had a love for life.
Fifty-year-old Michael Altman, left, was described as as a selfless man who had a love for life.