Two other men remained missing a week after part of a building collapsed in Davenport, Iowa. Documents issued by city officials show the owner had been warned that part of the building was unstable.
The body of one of three men missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been recovered a week after a section of the six-story structure collapsed, a spokeswoman for the city said on Sunday.
The spokeswoman, Sarah Ott, said in an email that the body of Branden Colvin Sr., 42, was found on Saturday. He is the first person confirmed to have died in the collapse.
Two other men — Ryan Hitchcock, 51, and Daniel Prien, 60 — are still missing since part of the building came crashing down on May 28.
The city government said in a statement on Thursday that it believed there was “high probability” that the three men could have been “home at the time of the collapse” and that “their apartments were located in the collapse zone.”
Dozens protested outside the building last week, expressing concern that there were plans to demolish the structure before all of the missing people were found.
