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Crews At Collapse Site Find Body, Raising Death Toll to Five

The wreckage of a partially collapsed building in Surfside north of Miami Beach, Florida on June 25. 

The wreckage of a partially collapsed building in Surfside north of Miami Beach, Florida on June 25. 

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Surfside, Fla. (AP) -- Rescue crews found another body in the rubble of a collapsed 12-story condominium tower near Miami on Saturday, raising the death toll to five as they raced to recover any survivors after fighting back fire and smoke deep inside the concrete and metal remains.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced the heightened toll at an evening news briefing, saying the identification of three bodies had dropped the number of unaccounted for down to 156. She said crews also discovered other unspecified human remains.