Surviving Surfside: Year One

[@mrsevelync6900]

The fact that she has to go through Mother's Day, Valentines Day, Anniversaries and Birthdays without her son and husband is just hurting my heart. This situation is toooo tragic. I can't express the sadness I feel for all these victims and their surviving families.

[@kimthurston777]

Imagining the rest of her life every single day

[@chrissymasters4987]

It’s so cruel…😢😢😢

[@BJ-bc7sl]

She seems like such a beautiful person!!!

[@discoj7112]

I am obsessed with disaster documentaries and books, probably due to my own trauma. I have seen hundreds or more. This is the most thoughtful, compassionate, and personal documentary I have seen. There was no agenda here, just a successful attempt at letting each person's memories, grief, and experiences shine. This is how it's done, and I am thankful to the production team and to the family members who allowed us to see such a beautiful and honest portrayal of their loss. My heart goes out to them and I wish them all the best. ❤

[@donnamariedavidson5065]

Very well put, and beautifully written ❤

[@Chronically_JBoo]

I never cried so hard for people I never even met. Nothing I say or do can make it better. Hugs and prayers to everyone who knew the precious 98 n the survivors

[@karronlaneNOLA]

yes.

[@veritorossi]

I felt that in 9/11 from the other side of the world.

[@shirleyspadorcio6182]

I too have never cried so much for people I’ve never met. I followed the collapse from the night it happened. Never missing a days news briefing and checking my computer every couple hours in hopes of a miracle. It was so heartbreaking day after day not finding anyone alive from the collapse. Then before they demolished the remaining portion of the building, a pet cat was found alive. This pet belonged to the young high school girl that survived a 60 foot fall with her mother who was still in the hospital healing from surgery. A truly happy reunion for one young girl. It’s been an emotional experience for me keeping those injured and those still unaccounted for in my prayers. I can’t imagine what family members endured.

[@matthewhickman5396]

That ladys story who lost her son and husbands story really just touched me. I think her story is horrific. I admire her so much for you being able to function I’d be so angry at everybody. Wow I respect her so much

[@paullyrenee]

I understand her. I lost my son at 29 right before this past Christmas. He committed suicide. I couldn't see him afterwards because I couldn't take that as a last memory. Some people still don't understand why I couldn't look at him or the pictures of the scene, but this woman understands. It is because I want only the good memories, only the warm feel of his body when I hugged him, only the smile that lit up the whole room, the laughter that made everyone laugh too. Even his anger and pain were better than a cold lifeless body which no longer held my son. I am forever broken but I must go on.

[@shelleyg4058]

@@paullyrenee sending you love, I too know this pain.

[@paullyrenee]

@@shelleyg4058 I pray for you. It's awful

[@leanneadams2549]

I also, adored her !! Her strength, her pure love of her family, the raw pain in her eyes and voice. I couldn’t imagine her pain and yet she’s graceful!!! I’ve never cried before for someone I’ve never met !😞

[@lhallora1]

Oh yes her story was particularly poignant. I have a 5 year old too. I can't imagine her pain.

[@ginadillon2072]

Alfredo's wife and Lorenzo's mother is a beautiful woman. I pray for her healing. I just cry watching her. I cry for all the families.

[@MsWaggydog]

Thank you to this journalist for conducting these interviews with empathy and sensitivity.

[@alishachilds6555]

Wow. I am currently vacationing in Miami with my husband and our hotel is right next to the site. Our balcony is facing right into the empty land. I decided to watch this on the balcony tonight…this is so heartbreaking. Prayers to the surviving families and to those 98 loss. 😢I can’t even begin to imagine the pain…

[@pabloescobarschanclas]

don’t worry, there’s gonna be a new luxury complex built there soon. not traumatic for the families of the victims at all.

[@kristineclark43]

Such a sweet gesture😢😢

[@deby5983]

Tali sounds like me. I cannot deal with trauma. Never been through her level of devastation, but her reaction so mirrors my own in horrible situations. People say people like us are hyper-sensitive. Probably why I'm crying while listening to these stories...

[@marsharowaihy6725]

I have a Almost 6 yr old & I just couldn’t imagine. God bless this lady that lost her husband & son

[@deborahxavier1851]

So beautiful the father and son relationship.

[@taytaynastay]

Cried so many times, we will never forget 💔

[@SheilaKaneDecoy]

This is so absolutely gut wrenching.

[@TitianTopsyTurvy]

Kindness is everything. We need to be kind to ourselves and each other.

[@shelleyg4058]

Never a truer word spoken

[@thisisme3238]

Remembering all those who lost loved ones at Surfside in prayer. 🙏

[@danielleopremcak2817]

Losing your husband and son is absolutely heartbreaking. This lady is so strong and I can only hope she has brighter days ahead. I lost a child and that broke me, I can’t imagine losing her husband and son and home all at once. I wish her and everyone who lost someone nothing but healing, fond memories of their loved ones, peace, and hopefully some bright days ahead.

[@alexsinclaire8894]

I’m grateful for the story a year later because I have been thinking of them. These poor families. So many countless lives were affected.

[@AdrianaHernandez-zr9gd]

🥺 The Spiegl family , i feel it! We lost my father, my mom has never ever ever remarried or dated she is absolutely so devastatingly lonely. Shes so beautiful and classy and such a great fun woman and recently started bringing home, homeless people to help care for them cos she is so lonely 🥴

[@alexsinclaire8894]

I’ve thought about this lady so often. She lost everything that was important to her, and I have been wondering about her. I cannot fathom what she goes thru everyday when she wakes up and she’s alone. I’m very sad for her.

[@robinmorelli8759]

I'm still grieving for all these people effected in this terrible tragedy. I wish you all well everyday 🙏

[@nillyk5671]

Affected*

[@traceypugh9427]

I’ve never cried so hard for people I did not know. My heart aches for all of them. I’m so sorry for every loss. 🙏🏾

[@janephillips3627]

I feel their pain. It took me 6 yrs to get over the Great pain I felt after my husband died. I was 29 years old at the time. Sure there was pain after the 6 years, but it wasn't so great, every minute of every day. I feel I began to live again, like he Wanted me to and told me to. It just wasn't as hard and it did get better to live as time goes on.

[@sharigraff871]

I’m sorry you went through that. I can’t imagine losing my husband,especially so young .prayers to you 🙏

[@kennaluvschu]

it takes a strong person to be able to some what move on, im so happy you’re starting to live happily again. im sure your husband would absolutely want you to endure happiness indefinitely. keep it up. love from colorado. 🏔🤍

[@soularddave2]

This causes me to reexamine my options of tragedy. It cuts deeper than what I had imagined.

[@islandbirdw]

This collapse was entirely preventable. The board that felt a cosmetic lobby remodel was way more important than structural damage the signs of which were obvious to any structural engineer

[@RosaX305]

You need to do more research before your ignorant comments blaming the board and residents for what was “so obvious.” I’m going to guess you’re not from Miami because this was corruption and incompetence at its finest. The victims and their families are NOT to blame!

[@islandbirdw]

@@RosaX305 I didn’t blame victims. Some residents had been concerned enough to raise the same issue with the board BEFORE the collapse even after Morabido’s report that warned of serious structural damage in 2018. They had levied the owners to pay for a cosmetic remodel in the lobby that was VERy EXPENSIVE I can’t recall exactly how much they were assessing at present but I HAVE done my research

[@RosaX305]

@@islandbirdw you still don’t understand that the head of engineering for the county came to their HOA meeting and reassured everyone that the building was safe. Now why that happened is beyond me, but it really wasn’t the owners fault. They had no idea their building would fall. I say all this to say that Miami is corrupt (life long resident here) and the city doesn’t do enough to safeguard their structures.

[@janephillips3627]

@@RosaX305 : Every County is corrupt that I know of. I remember reading that said, the County Head of Engineering told the HOA it was safe at a meeting. But I never heard if he was FIRED. Do you know? He should have been.

[@tbrwn2548]

There was no way to save this building. It was inevitable

[@punkrocker4julie]

I'm so surprised this video did not show up on my YT until now. This documentary is so important, we should never forget what happened.

[@ontherocksinthesoilmichael6739]

All possible love goes out to all the people who lost someone in this tragedy. My heart goes out to you.

[@jeanP924]

We also want the people who let this happen be held accountable. Who was in charge of inspections and simply felt no responsibility

[@utubegirl00]

The inspectors were not responsible. They told them to make repairs, but the home association was too busy to care.

[@shAnn0n1]

And at first, family and loved ones were offered $700,000 as a settlement for their loss, when most condos were worth 900,000 to 1 million dollars. All of them, obviously, said NO. Finally, families sued, and SECURITAS paid 555,000 in damages, which was the most paid from an unnamed defendant and named defendants in the lawsuit. More than 30 different people and agencies, plus the empty plot of land where Champlain Towers stood, it's brought each family several million out of a total of 1.02 billion dollars settlement. Money can't bring loved ones back, but everyone involved with the collapse need to be held accountable for this tragedy.

[@maudessen573]

Actually, there are two settlements: property ($1B). The property settlement will not cover replacement value. So people who survived are at a disadvantage and are no longer able to afford to live in the area.

[@chaz5229]

For a month I was glued to my computer....waiting....hoping.. praying....checking for updates...looking at pics of the missing....looking at pics of the ones that were found...day after day...hour after hour...minute after minute. And every time there was an update and my heart broke when it was another person found....and I cried each time...reading the names...and asking God WHY did this have to happen. This tragedy still haunts me today...every time I see the name Surfside....my heart skips a beat. I cannot even begin to imagine how haunted the survivors and the families that lost loved ones are. RIP to all the victims and many prayers for their families and prayers for the survivors. For all of us that watched from a distance...our lives went on after this was over...for them...life was forever changed.

[@CelineNoyce]

I continue to be glued to it. I guess what gets me is the feeling that these people did nothing wrong. They were living in a "luxury" complex -- even the engineering reports would not have imagined THIS. They did everything right. I just wish there was someway to make the pain go away for them.

[@ticketyblue3080]

Negligent people caused the death of almost 100 people that did not deserve this fate. This must be so difficult to take on for these families. I cannot imagine the pain.

[@williamhaynes7089]

negligent people includes the victims (they did own the building after all). I hope people in similar condos take their maintenance seriously now, and vote yes on more assessments for their buildings. Condos were not required to keep enough money in savings accounts to pay for this kind of repair prior to collapse, hope the owners of other buildings start to pay in now. The other thing that bothers me is Just because there is a 40 Year inspection by law (or was at this time)... Why not budget into the condo fees for the owners to do say an inspection every 5 years or so just to keep things up? no law against doing extra inspections.

[@pabloescobarschanclas]

@@williamhaynes7089 imagine blaming the victims of this tragedy for their own demise…..you’re not just weird, you’re detached from reality. when you purchase or exist in a property, it’s under the assumption that it’s safe for human use…..

[@williamhaynes7089]

@@pabloescobarschanclas - the key he is You BOUGHT it, you are a member of association, YOu vote on everything and employ the people that upkeep the building... You pay for all repairs big or small with your own money.. Its not like there is an evail rich landord to blame... You own it

[@pabloescobarschanclas]

@@williamhaynes7089 how do you know for a fact that none of these people got involved in the maintenance of the building? how do you know inspectors didn’t come out only to have concerns shot down? also, why are you assuming that them getting involved would’ve changed anything? this was a failure at multiple levels and yet you choose to focus on the victims. that’s not normal.

[@williamhaynes7089]

@@pabloescobarschanclas - Inspectors only show up when you either pay them to as an owner or during a Permit inspections and then they inspect what they came there for. As an owner of any building you can have your building inspected at your exspense as often as you like, by whoever you want. This was PRIVATE property not public, no differnet than owning a single family home. I feal sorry for the people involved, but they are the ones in control of their own destiny. If you own a single family home you dont have random city inspectors showing up do you? is they city supposed to babysit all PRIVATE property? Micromanage your day in and day our repairs?

[@Jdp129]

Wow! Bravo to CBS. And the journalist who told this story. You can tell he’s able to relate to their pain through his thoughtful yet compassionate questions. He must have gone through pain and loss himself as well. My heart goes out to all the families and the victims of this horrible tragedy.

[@shannonelizabethkelley7822]

May those 98 people R.I.P..AND I WISH Jonah and Devon are full recovery. May Edgar r.i.p.

[@bonniedeibel1546]

Extremely heart wrenching! Prayers for everyone involved with this tragedy. I watched all the news coverage when this happened. RIP to those lost. Deepest condolences to those who have survived & others affected by this senseless loss.

[@whoever6458]

God bless these people and God rest the souls of their loved ones.

[@katherinebrown6430]

Children should never feel they can’t cry because of what it may do to parents or anyone else! Even adult children need to let out their pain and experience their grief. It is a pop off valve for the spirit and soul of a person even their nervous system cannot maintain without experiencing what they are feeling. I feel so sad for the victims of Surfside. Those that lived and those that died and those that were injured so severely either mentally physically or both! God bless you all and keep you. It just breaks my heart. I watched everyday praying for survivors but always feeling inside that this was just too much for a body to withstand. God bless you all!

[@maryj164]

Expressing emotion and pain should not be embarrassing or viewed as weak. It's healthy to go through all the emotions surrounding the trauma to process the grief.

[@Skaleezay]

Gut wrenching to watch this entire series. Couldn't stop myself from crying. I can feel their pain through these interviews. I can not fathom💔😭 I always wondered what happened to each of the families & wanted to know their stories. Although, it's not all of them in these interviews...I want to say thank u for sharing ur story even if it's painful😢 Nothing will ever be same💔

[@marthaluciagonzalez1945]

Thank you for your report.. “ May Ricky’s Rovirosa memory be a blessing” forever in my heart 🌹🌟💫

[@CollapseOfChamplainAndMore]

Hi Sweetheart, it’s Kelli from the fB page

[@joannayeo9545]

This is so sad and moving. I think Jim has done an excellent piece of work talking to these broken and grieving people. My heartfelt prayers to you all for your lost one’s and you xx

[@CelineNoyce]

Jim is a great journalist but he is ... large. I worry about his health.

[@Celtic_Amy]

It is in my opinion criminally negligent to have not maintained the building. The powers that be may claim they didn't know, but even though I'm not an expert I could see there were issues before the collapse. Money won't bring back the dead, but I think the survivors deserve more.

[@BlinkinFirefly]

I agree

[@michelletrimmer7963]

You never just “get over it” The pain is always there. These people did not deserve this. No amount of money will bring them back. PTSD is now going to be their lifelong struggle. I hope that the builder, the building owners, and the city pay for these lives. Money won't bring them back but large amounts of money paid out will remind them of this tragedy that was totally preventable. I'm so sorry for these people.

[@williamhaynes7089]

the building owners are the victims... it was a condo not an apartment complex

[@thaismatsumoto]

​@@williamhaynes7089...yes...and the builder died years ago. Now ,suing the inspector is something they are justified in doing.

[@williamhaynes7089]

@thaismatsumoto for what ? This was a private building.. the city isn't required to inspect it like they would an apartment complex. Unless there is a building permit, they have no reason to come look at anything.

[@lflood84]

5:03 that hug speaks louder than any words they could have spoken in that moment. You don’t need words when you have a love like that. 🥺💔

[@anamaria2053]

Both these reports have been very moving. I appreciate the family’s sharing with the public. The sudden and horrific manner in which their loved ones died, it’s understandable that their deaths would haunt them. It was largely preventable and caused by inaction on many people’s parts. I’m puzzled as to why the engineers and the city didn’t ring the alarm bells. There were others, such as the guy who maintained the pool operations, who saw the deterioration and said something. Also, the residents voted against increased building maintenance and HOA increases. It’s understandable since they were hit by years of negligence. Yet, it’s something that cannot be avoided. Hopefully, the new laws will obligate boards and owners to do regular maintenance and repairs, and also empower municipalities and licensed engineers and others to report necessary repairs because ongoing shifting of responsibility and postponing what needs to be done is no longer an option. I hope in my deepest heart of hearts that the families and loved ones find peace in their hearts.

[@janephillips3627]

I agree 100%, BUT also when they are building, the City Engineers need to be there MORE, by LAW, and watch how they are building these buildings. Of course we know corruption takes place with pay-offs to the County Engineers by the contractors will still take place. I'm hoping the County Engineer in Surfside that went to a HOA Meeting and told them although the building had some serious problems, it was SAFE, gets FIRED or has ALREADY been FIRED.

[@anamaria2053]

@@janephillips3627 Yes, but requiring adequate insurance coverage will impose stringent standards given the risk averse culture of insurance companies.

[@brigidmahon352]

As part of these apartments being built there needs to be as a matter of course a percentage of the cost in a regulated trust which is overseen to ensure that repairs and maintenance is done

[@seattlejayde]

OMG …. So very tragic … pure heartbreak

[@monybony8807]

It’s heartbreaking! All my prayers to the family that lost their loved ones ❤️

[@lisajeter9511]

Lorenzo’s Mom has me crying once again, like I did when the building originally collapsed. I’m so very sorry for your loss. I’m glad they found your husband and son together! It should tell you Dad was protecting Lorenzo to the end!

[@liliaml6955]

Praying for all these families who lost their loved ones🙏🏻

[@jamilah9699]

Well done, thank you!

[@KreativeSoul]

I had to cut it off…I can feel ALL the hurt from these people..God bless them forever

[@CelineNoyce]

This thing just guts me. I wish I could give them all a hug. I just can't imagine. They did everything right. This was a luxury building.

[@avans8777]

so so tragic I have no words thoughts and prayers for all these poor families

[@islandbirdw]

The money won’t bring their loved ones but it will help to pay for a new home and start to rebuild their lives

[@why6795]

The best way to honor the lives of these beautiful people that died that day, is to let you're human spirit uplift itself. It will and may take years. You will have good and bad, horrible even, days. You're loved ones would never want you to be in constant pain and grief, all the time. They would want you to embrace life , and move forward little by little. You will never forget them, you will just honor them, living and fighting, striving to be hopeful, remembering the wonderful times you had with them. God bless you all

[@zachz96]

Did Nicole and Cassie know each other? They were both very beautiful. RIP to everyone who lost their life in this tragedy.

[@lisajeter9511]

This collapsed was Horrific and I spent so much of my summer constantly thinking about all the lost souls and keeping up with the recoveries. The recovery process was so important to me! I was truly impressed with how the Mayor and officials came together and handled this disaster. It was done with Dignity and Grace!

[@mandysue882]

Such strong people, and so many seizing the opportunity to create positive change. To the beautiful lady that lost her husband and son: shine on! Keep doing things like seeing Paul McCartney, that is what they would want and I'm sure they are seeing John Lennon together. Shine on and on..

[@patriciaarmstrong6601]

I remember just a few months after this happened watching an interview and this lady that lived there she lost her whole family and she had to move in with her parents because she was still being forced to pay her mortgage still every month even tho it was not even there iv often wondered what happened with her so i come back from time to time just looking for up dats on the survivor and new no in there and here it is January the 3rd 2023 and i still pray for those families all the way here in Arkansas.

[@nikkijones5648]

I saw that video she lost 2 friends I wonder about her and the woman who lived in apartment 611 who escaped seconds before the building collapsed

[@marikiemarie7622]

That's ridiculous. Condos have a very unique insurance. They would be the first to know and it's written off. That's what I do for a living for that very region of the state.

[@mananimal3644]

I feel so cowardly. I started to watch this video and had to stop. It is just too unbearable. I could not watch and yet these poor souls live it every minute. May God and Christ grant them mercy and grace.

[@lauraa7042]

While I can only imagine how hard it is to wait for answers the collapse was so complex. It will be difficult to do the investigation and pinpoint the cause. I pray that someday their pain will be less. Such a tragedy.

[@christopherbarnard6791]

I got in the middle of this documentary and I don't think I can watch anymore this is too sad it's like my heart keeps dropping I don't even know these people but I don't think I can watch no more of this I have to go someplace else I'm so sorry I would love to finish it but I can't 😳🥺🥺🥺

[@baeyonetta]

That Rabbi is amazing.

[@DeniseTerrell-oy5tm]

These poor families… the pain must be unimaginable.. 💔🙏

[@stev6963]

I hadn’t heard her story from any of the coverage I’ve watched until now. I’m freakin crying for her that she has to live through this without her son and husband, it’s just so heartbreaking and unfair. They were such a beautiful family my goodness. RIP to Alfredo and Lorenzo and the other 96 innocent victims. I hope the families are able to find some type of peace in their lives.

[@eternalsun.3400]

All this loss and pain and to think the survivors are still responsible for the mortgage payments and balance of their condo will leave many with nothing 😔 victims once again

[@meganmccampbepl1321]

Omg what?!?!?! There is no way in hell they should have to pay a penny! Not only are the survivors left without a home, but the loss of that home also caused the loss of loved ones, and all of that could have been prevented if they would have been more responsible!

[@staceylovebeauty724]

It's like I can feel there pain. I'm crying so hard. Why I do this to myself. Can't explain it

[@ChevyGirl-1984]

Sending so much love to all the survivors of this tragedy. I have followed every single update from the initial news of the collapse. I cannot imagine having such a helpless feeling, knowing your family members are trapped in the rubble and you can’t get to them. I have often tried to put myself in the situation of those who perished, and I cannot imagine how the safety you feel inside your own home can be shattered so quickly. Everyone deserves to know they are safe in their own homes, we are in the United States for God sake! We should not have to worry about our basic infrastructure, and if we will still be here on earth when we wake up in the morning. My heart especially breaks for the mom who lost her 5 yr old son. Such devastation. I lost my 12 year old daughter, she was hit by a car, and stayed in intensive care for a week until her brain swelled more than her body could handle and she was declared brain dead. The pain of missing a child is absolutely debilitating. Especially knowing they may have suffered. Or that I could have done something to prevent it. I myself can remember thinking that I could have done something to save her, maybe I should have dropped her off at school so that she wasn’t on her bicycle on the way home? Maybe I should have picked her up and told her we’d come back for the bike together. All these thoughts I have, thinking sometimes I didn’t even deserve a child because I didn’t keep her safe, but I had to keep going on for my other children. I had no choice. They needed me. Sending love to that mother and to the rest of the survivors, it doesn’t get any easier, we just learn how to better live with it each and every day. ❤️

[@clapiotis]

So well made documentary.

[@CelineNoyce]

If it is any comfort... I don't live anyplace near Florida but my doctor's office has a parking garage. I just noticed in the last year they added support to the beams to avoid punching shear. I know it is a small comfort but people all around the world will be making much more notes of any issues with any building's or parking garages. My state is taking a look at its very lax condo laws... there will be great good that comes out of this insane tragedy.

[@renalandrum8208]

So much sadness-praying for their strength

[@polkadotsuzanne9306]

I also believe in the eternity of life. May God bless all who were impacted by this tragedy. 🙏 You will meet your loved ones again.

[@animaljayrox]

Another video talked about how they still require those residents to keep paying their mortgage. Disgusting.

[@lisaschooler9992]

AGREED!

[@thaismatsumoto]

Did all the owners have adequate insurance? I have to. That is to cover any damage to their property. If my home burns down or is lost in a natural disaster ,i still have to pay the loan. That's how it works and that is why insurance is important. .So they must use their insurance to cover their losses like anyone else would have to.

[@alexsinclaire8894]

Ugh. I’ve cried so many tears for these people. I’m angry they haven’t received any answers but we all know what happened….INCOMPETENCE. pure incompetence at the hands of the condo owner. 98 innocent people died in their beds, and countless lives were affected. A horrible tragedy.

[@thaismatsumoto]

So you are blaming the victims? Since they are the condo owners.

[@ronniegrey4445]

A tragic tragedy, no one saw coming. A loss that is enormous for all concerned, cannot envision the pain and hurt.

[@elizabethwitt2621]

God bless those who lost their lives in this senseless tragedy. May their memories and souls live on eternally. Healing prayers of love and comfort to to all the survivors. 🙏🙏♥️♥️

[@keepingitreal71]

Those lives matter to me... THE FAMILIES NEEED ANSWERS!

[@Thepuppetmayor]

Great story and extremely touching. God bless all the survivors.

[@jackielong9927]

Prayers for comfort and healing for all. This includes the responders. 🙏🙏❤️🙏🙏

[@irr1987]

Would be awesome with subtitles in Spanish !!! Thanks for this beautiful job!

[@tesstess3371]

You could add with the KZbin feature auto translate.

[@PC-Phobic-Jean-Rene]

This tragedy was deeply-felt, and non of those affected did I know. But the stories hit-home, as here. And one thing is clear, from early videos viewed made by professionals, _analyzing the structure,_ and evident flaws and failures, --- it was a preventable tragedy, if _conscientious care had been taken in original design and construction._ The clock was ticking over decades, and all those years, through storms and seasons, and various renovations, with landscape-changes. The unseen, unrealized count-down to disaster! --- Then night of the final collapse, when the critical failure occurred, that started a fatal chain-reaction. All very sad.

[@nillyk5671]

How is she alive? I couldn't even breathe. What is she hanging on to? I'm in awe.

[@missnici1504]

I was in Miami on the 24th of June 2022 unaware that not far away this tragedy happened a year ago. I even went to Miami Beach and stayed at a hotel very close to Surfside...

[@CelineNoyce]

I wasn't there at that time but the only time I visited Miami it was on collins ave in Sunny Isles... I feel like I had the same view these people did, just down the street a bit.

[@ccw2613]

It's very unlikely your son would have still stayed with his girlfriend and then his last memories and yours would be anger and frustration.

[@lisajeter9511]

This sounds so insignificant now but to me there were so many amazing Love Stories in this Tragedy! Hearing all these Love Stories give me faith in Humanity again

[@kristineclark43]

My heart breaks for the 98 souls lost and the families they left behind. For some reason I can't stop crying for the woman who lost her son Lorenzo and her husband Alfredo. I just feel such sadness for her. It isn't fair for a parent to lose a child ever. Iam so sorry for her loss. For all the losses that all 98 families have suffered. It makes me angry to think this could have been prevented. Peace, love and prayers to all involved and suffering still. To the lives lost RIP❤Kris🇨🇦

[@nuwon8154]

These 2 need to pull it together for their daughter

[@laurasalo6160]

@45:25 im angry, im hateful, i am unforgiving- but i dont want to be these things. Is it ok with God that it is really really hard, and that it is taking me some time - a long time - to let these feelings go? Does that make me a bad person? Im a forgiving person generally, but im finding it very hard to forgive today... I needed this: The St Francis Prayer "Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy."

[@amylumbard9187]

The ppl that are to blame is the government because of all this "underground work" that they are doing for e.g CERN or making underground roads like Elon musk has been apart of it all and so much more like that town Taos where every resident explain how all they hear is humming underneath the ground and Denver airport dug out 20miles underground which was overdue in time and it cost so many millions of dollars etc to which they say it's for luggage converabelt but yet they've closed it off and don't use it and the private tour that was stated they could go anywhere... Well there was a few different times where they weren't allowed to go and even the tour guide didn't have a key to get in through the door with private signs everywhere etc and that's where the president I think it was Obama got took there for his own safety and the ppl that funded that was "the new world order" as it states on stone when you enter so they got a lot of money to waste plus the artwork is while different ball game which thankfully was taken down as it made ppl to scared to fly showing the end of the world and plus blucifer which is a horse sculpture with blue eyes that when they erected it up into the airport the statue killed the artist by pining him down and it had severed a artery and he died. Sinkholes are constantly coming up all over America and this is a serious question that we need to ask because you could be driving and the whole freeway (sorry I'm English so don't know the proper term) but it just sinks miles underground. So what is the government hiding and what are they drilling for 🙏 thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of all the loved ones!

[@Patricia-_-.-_0220]

Heartbreaking 💔 🙏

[@islandbirdw]

I wonder what’s going to happen now with the site

[@MissValdostaFeedAndGrain]

I read that some international developer has purchased the land🙄. Most likely for another development to be built, I assume. It should remain as a memorial park but $$$ talks, sadly.

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

@@MissValdostaFeedAndGrain yep, sad that's how it is, but just facts. Money over lives seems to be the way of this wicked world we live in 😞

[@mike550]

@@MissValdostaFeedAndGrain That’s messed up. Who the hell would want to live somewhere that happened where 98 people died? That would be so weird and eerie

[@biancaportillo6552]

that building was a ticking time bomb it’s insane that the condo board didn’t go ahead and fix those glaring issues. the people on the board were cutting corners and it cost them human lives. it’s not right and it’s tragic.

[@thaismatsumoto]

Because not all the people living there didn't want to pay for the repairs. They were the condo owners so it was their responsibility to put up the money to maintain their property. And make any repairs that were necessary.And the board members also died.

[@marsharowaihy6725]

One good thing,since it was so late, I’m thinking these people that died didn’t suffer.

[@HighlandStudio91]

Alan Kilsheimer is a structural engineer that was hired by the town to investigate the cause and a YEAR later, he still has no clue!?? Here's what really happened.....there's at least two guys on YT that have dug into this in great detail. Looking at their data it's very clear what brought it down. To put it simply, the building was under built, with fairly small columns and no pads for the floors to rest on causing high sheer stress. Key columns had long term water intrusion into the concrete from the pool deck causing sprawling of the concrete due to the rebar corroding. Additionally, immense weight was added to the building over time from heavy tile and stone remodels to condos that originally had lighter materials installed. Also balconies had almost all been tiled as well. Finally they also added planters on the pool deck with trees inside. Very heavy. All of this over time, was enough to cause a failure of a column near the pool deck. As the deck went down it put lateral stresses on the remaining columns, pulling them down too. From there it was over.

[@lisajeter9511]

I remember the Speigel family! I think she was one of last people to be identified if I remember correctly. Judy’s husband quickly said he didn’t feel Survivors guilt! I do like his style. This might be the family where the Mom ordered the Princess Dress.

[@deborahxavier1851]

Very sad for these folks. May God help you all.

[@camreed2136]

I have a question for all the departments and individuals that are performing the quote unquote investigation of this collapse, when is the investigation going to be complete? See cuz the hands of time are tick-toking away and statue of limitations is going to be coming up real soon. These families deserve some kind of compensation. Someone to be held responsible for what happened to their family members. it's time to stop passing the buck! It's time to start coming up with answers.

[@CelineNoyce]

They settled? That is the end of it. No need to rush the investigation for legal purposes.

[@lisajeter9511]

I remember the lady that purchased a Disney Princess dress for I believe was her Granddaughter. Whom was in the collapse with her parents. The dress was ordered the night of the collapse I believe because it had been out of stock.The dress finally arrived! That was one of many heartbreaking stories.

[@karenlynnpoulos3576]

We love u God Bless

[@lisajeter9511]

I can’t see how time would make any of this easier.. I’m sure it’s an endless nightmare you can’t wake up from.

[@polkadotsuzanne9306]

I agree with the gentleman...First responders are TYPE A & WON'T ASK FOR HELP..mainly due to the job...they will be behind a desk or let go.

[@lisajeter9511]

I was truly in shock and awe with how they were able to do onsite DNA testing. What a relief that was for so many family members. They could get as close to immediate answers as possible. Something that had not been seen here in the U.S. EVER BEFORE! The officials down there set the bar very high for any future disasters.

[@kimray9988]

God bless them

[@Government-EconomicsTeacher]

Im soooo sorry for all the losses this day and those injured trying to fight back. You dogged the governor but HE called that special session. Let's be honest about our reporting.

[@lisajeter9511]

I can understand why they didn’t do autopsy’s but as a relative some people probably really wanted answers and had a right to know answers.