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Authorities found the body of one of the missing residents on Saturday who was inside the apartment building that partially collapsed in Iowa a week ago.
Sarah Ott, director of strategy for the city of Davenport, confirmed to ABC News the finding of the Corpse of 42-year-old Branden Colvinin the remains of the building located in the center of the city.
Colvin was one of three people who have been missing since the unfortunate event was recorded last week.
Ryan Hitchcock, 51, and Daniel Prien, 60, are still missingaccording to the authorities.
The three residents lived in apartments in the section of the building that collapsed, according to authorities.
Iowa Task Force 1, an urban search-and-rescue team trained and equipped by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, arrived in the city Thursday with dogs that are experts in finding humans, living and dead, the city announced in a Press release.
More than a dozen people were evacuated at the time of the collapse, while another eight people and several pets were evacuated within 24 hours.
Community members called for the demolition to be delayed after rescuers pulled a ninth person through a fourth-story window alive last Monday.
However, the structure is unstable and continues to degrade, authorities warned. Search teams are working with structural engineers on how to best search the building and avoid rubble piles.
The rubble is currently helping to stabilize the building, and removing it could “endanger or hasten the inevitable collapse,” according to city officials.
Former and recent tenants of the historic apartment building They say they had complained to management for years about cracks in the walls, lack of heat and air conditioning, and plumbing issues, but were constantly ignored.
However, Until before the collapse, the owners of the building had permits in effect, Despite this, the neighbors exposed the problems that afflicted the building and felt ignored by the administration.
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