Bodies of two children recovered from Surfside condo rubble; deaths hit 18

The ruins of the Champlain Towers South condominium building in Surfside. Credit: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department

Two more bodies have been recovered from the ruins of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, and they are children, Miami Dade County Mayor Danielle Levine Cava announced Wednesday evening.

That brings the death count to 18.

The children were aged 10 years and 4 years, she said. That leaves 139 people accounted for and 145 not accounted for.

She did not mention the children’s names.

“Any loss of life, especially given the unexpected, unprecedented nature of this event is a tragedy. But the loss of our children is too great to bear,” Cava said during a news conference.

Earlier Wednesday, officials said they’re not giving up hope of recovering survivors from the remains of the condominium building, which pancaked early Thursday last week.

Michael Moline has covered politics and the legal system for more than 30 years. He is a former managing editor of the San Francisco Daily Journal and former assistant managing editor of The National Law Journal. He began his career covering the Florida Capitol for United Press International. More recently, he wrote for Florida Politics.

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