Families and first responders have remained hopeful that loved ones have survived, while others have been mourning friends and family who were lost in the collapse.
The community of Surfside, Florida, is reeling after the of a condominium building, leaving 12 dead and 149 others missing. Hundreds of rescuers have been working around the clock, combing through debris with heavy machinery and bare hands looking for any signs of life. Families and first responders have remained hopeful that loved ones have survived, while others have been mourning friends and family who were lost in the collapse. Here are the stories of some victims and how they’re being remembered by family members. Despite his battle with muscular dystrophy,26-year-old Luis Bermudez, Jr. always found a reason to smile, his family said. Rescuers discovered his body among the debris, along with his mother’s, Anna Ortiz, and his stepfather, Frank Kleinman. „I could show you 10,000 pictures and 9,999 pictures he’d be smiling,“ Luis Bermudez, Sr. said. „I’m very sad, I’m broken-hearted.“ Bermudez, Sr. last saw his son just before Father’s Day. „I feel like I did everything for him and he’s very grateful he had me and I’m very grateful I had him.
