"Voice in the rubble" victim of Surfside condo collapse identified as Theresa Velasquez

A review by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has concluded that a voice heard in the rubble of the Surfside building collapse was Theresa Velasquez, a 36-year-old music industry executive from Los Angeles, according to a memo obtained by CBS Miami. Jim DeFede reports.
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[@LK-pc4sq]

Has Miami Dade changed the existing building codes and require ground penetrating radar test every other year?

[@Scorpio873]

My freind died in this 😢

[@philipgrasso6255]

So devastated to hear the news of my dear friend. The wounds this news reopens are incomprehensible. I miss her dearly and cherish my time with her.

[@mariee.5912]

😞💔

[@laurymo2163]

So sorry for your loss.

[@robinmorelli8759]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[@nataliewright4164]

Sorry for your loss

[@Gurl-5150]

So sorry for the loss. This news cannot make things easier.

[@DavidJohnson-hg1mz]

Who would try and blame the fire fighters? The conditions they were in to try to save whom ever they could were horrible. And knowing they couldn’t help, probably haunts them every day. They need to be praised.

[@eddiemorris5451]

Thats what they get payed FOR. Ok excuses excuses from my news coverage all i saw was men standing around a building collapse with theyre hands in theyre pocket. They all did a lousy job police firefighters everyone theyre should be in jail. Public servants??????

[@cooliipie]

Because they didn't do anything for days

[@mrigotyourgirl6754]

No

[@bazinga9473]

It was an impossible task. I felt so bad for them because you know the 'helpers' must have felt so helpless. And if course the families and friends..

[@serenapolk4379]

I came to say the same damn thing how dare they and it's not even the family members are blaming them WTF

[@cocoknows]

What a f*cking nightmare. I am so very sorry for this woman and everyone who loved her.

[@bruzerbites1318]

They didn't ask her name when they were talking to her? Isn't that one of the first things they ask?

[@AviationNut]

That's what I am wondering also, she even told them she was visiting her parents but they never thought of getting her name?. Usually when rescuers arrive the first thing they usually ask a victim is "what is your name". So this really bothers me that they didn't get her name.

[@karenlarossa5694]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@fixizin]

Probably shabby news-reporting, not shabby fire-rescue... ;')

[@eddiemorris5451]

The rescuers probably didnt speak english

[@susandonoghue7933]

Yes why not the Name ???

[@BFRIZZLE909]

Hearing the firefighters, she probably was sure she was OK. Poor baby, rest in paradise girly.

[@robbieogle8622]

Girly? WtH

[@munnymic]

@@robbieogle8622 may not hear it often but it’s a normal thing to say

[@spongebobmiscellaneous]

@@munnymic Though it does seem a tad casual for a condolence.

[@Pmccaff2009]

Umm..

[@NikkiNole]

I would want to die immediately if I was caught in a building collapse. I can't imagine being alive, injured and trapped.

[@ElementUup511]

yes but i like to think sometimes we go through things like this at moments of death because it makes it easier to let go and move on to new lessons after you've done everything you were meant to do in this life. but there's no way to know for sure how it all works exactly because the universe is convoluted. but its nice to imagine everything works in harmony and for a reason.

[@Prince_Yonte]

@@ElementUup511 beautiful

[@brittanyfragola3326]

Funny how everyone wants to blame someone, usually the people that show up to help get blamed, same thing in healthcare.

[@bigpicturethinking5620]

Yep. The blame game is as American as apple pie.

[@eddiemorris5451]

Buildings dont just fall down.code enforcement had that building propped up on a tooth pick. So yeah theirs lots of blame to go around

[@pinqueenmartin9582]

That poor lady. It's sad she could not be rescued.

[@patriciagriswold6060]

Why didn't they ask her, her name? Usually when you are comforting someone, you personalize your communication by using their name. I'm not saying this as a criticism, that event was so extreme and beyond comprehension for even professionals trained in search and rescue.

[@eddiemorris5451]

This is a national disgrace. If code enforcement did there job nobody would have gotten killed. And they just ignore it like a coverup.

[@nadiasilvershine4630]

The architect was at fault too; isn't that correct?

[@eddiemorris5451]

@@nadiasilvershine4630 ive worked in construction for 30 years and im not qualified to comment on that. But for a building to fall down the day after code enforcement must have been blind not to see the shape the building was in.

[@truthserum5310]

Blame the corrupt, closed minded HOA that kept kicking the can down the road on repairs needed. All comes down to one thing, and one thing only. Money! They didn't want to spend it.

[@eddiemorris5451]

@@truthserum5310 then code enforcement should have closed down that building. Inspected 1 day falls down the next?

[@dblue9685]

@@truthserum5310 their only defense this was during Covid when resources were limited

[@flickboogers9325]

What's the point of reporting this? Let the families mourn in peace.

[@Artemis_jay]

This is horrific for everyone. The firefighters who are risking their lives listening for these people call for help and the people trapped. The horror to accidentally set ablaze the person you’re trying to save. Breaks my heart so much for everyone

[@djstonedog]

Oh no this is awful. Whilst I didn't know Teresa personally, she was however a friend of another DJ friend of mine. We are a tight knit community so we all felt her loss. Condolences to her loved ones.

[@JohnDoe-fs6lz]

Life is short . Really, one day your here next your gone.

[@suelyons531]

Wow....this is the first I have heard of this. A terrible tragedy for so many.

[@susandickerman4939]

Terrible tragedy. Senseless.

[@marthaamitrano8082]

Wouldn't the first thing you do, is ask what her name is? That poor woman trapped and alone. God bless!!

[@lucecita007]

I would be believe they did know, but decided not to to reveal her name, because of a possible lawsuit cause they burned the woman alive. They should had let the topos from Mexico handle it. They did not know how they rescued people in Mexico and became experts, stupid people.

[@lucecita007]

They did know

[@charlesjenkins4158]

Horrific tragedy, unimaginable!

[@CelineNoyce]

When you watch the cameras on the first responders you can hear moaning and groaning... it is hard to even watch it as you will hear it in the background.

[@spartanspeedruns8386]

If it makes you feel any better, those were mostly (if not all) from people on balconies who survived.

[@clapiotis]

So sad she was so close to be freed and did not make it. Although the whole collapse incident was reported internationally this "voice in the rubble" was not at this extend.

[@Dani-ICU-RN]

I think she had just flown in that night.. I can't. Wrap my head around this..I'm sure there were other ppl still alive.. I'm in weston, I 'think' her parents owned a store on Main street here..I may be wrong.. As a nurse, in ICU, I know the feeling of trying diligently to save a life , and then having to eventually let it go. Kudos to all who tried♡ .Im so sorry to the families...We sent clothes and toiletries down last summer.Praying for ur peace..

[@JohnDoe-fs6lz]

Very sad .

[@abricO6]

Yeah her mom owned a clothing store in the town center there. May the all rip

[@440SPN]

Bless you for trying. 🙏💕

[@delbertcast3543]

There is nothing easy about this whole tragic event yes the firefighters were overwhelmed they’re only human and yes it’s tragic that everyone of those people had to endure 😔

[@JohnDoe-fs6lz]

😢 I can only imagine what they saw . And having to fight through debris and live electrical wire, they dig day and night, I pass by the ground zero 😔 to work almost every night. It’s still unreal

[@eddiemorris5451]

@@JohnDoe-fs6lz from my news coverage all they did was stand around and wait till they got the all clear signal then they went in.

[@NikkiNole]

The firefighters tried everything they could to get to them without more of the concrete coming down on them!

[@eddiemorris5451]

@@NikkiNole have you worked in construction? All you know is what our liberal news media wants us to know.

[@connietreloar2102]

It makes sense to ask which apartment the person is from, to give the rescuers an idea of where they were in the rubble.

[@RedShipsofSpainAgain]

This is so sad. Infuriating. When are the building inspectors and owners going to be hanged for all the innocent lives they got killed? The hangings should be aired on public television as a message that real estate profits do not take priority over human lives.

[@neutralbarr8838]

Terribly sad.

[@Ltdangle69420]

God dam shame

[@AC-yb2ee]

Sad.

[@Scorpio873]

My freind has died here 😔 rip Stella ❤

[@keithcasey866]

I have an idea. Maybe next time say. What is your name?

[@abricO6]

That’s a good idea!

[@bigpicturethinking5620]

And ask the preferred pronouns and favorite color.

[@tammyallen8205]

So, so, Sad & devestating & one huge Horrendous Tragedy. A Horrendous Tragedy that could of probably been prevented if the Owner & Company would of fixed these & the Vilolations & Problems that this Condo had that was not fixed. 98 Poor People Perished. Crushed to death...and killed. What a Nightmare. My prayers & thoughts are with you all. Andy Condolences to each of yous & to all of the Families & my prayers & thoughts go out too all of you' too. You are no to forgotten by me.

[@fitnessqueen8657]

May this poor woman’s soul Rest In Peace. 🙏

[@evelynrodriguez315]

God bless them fire fighters they are heros while risking their lifes to safe others

[@kimray9988]

God bless them

[@seantran5011]

Several people survived initial collapse, but later died due to slow rescue.

[@tampazeke4587]

They didn't die due to slow rescue. Shame on you for saying that. They died due to overwhelmingly impossible conditions that courageous heroes endured, and put their own lives in danger through, to do the very best they could to save as many people as possible.

[@seantran5011]

@@tampazeke4587 Families were very frustrated, it was all over the news last year and you can still see several articles on Google. I didnt blame anyone in my original comment. I only said rescue was slow. It was slow by extreme weather, fires, safety concern, improper equipment, etc. So many people trapped underneath died a slow death.

[@ChristinaAguileraTV01]

@@tampazeke4587 Yes they did, and it was because of authorities who didn't allow a more quick rescue knowing there were people alive in there trapped! Mexico's "Topos" (earthquake rescue team for trapped people in buildings) came all the way to help and these idiots didn't allow them to help out in rescue operations, saying the mexican team didn't have all the "US certifications", FORGET THE STUPID CERTIFICATIONS, THERE'S PEOPLE TRAPPED INSIDE ALIVE!

[@aportman58]

I find it unbelievable unfathomable that the firefighters would tried to be blamed while doing everything in their power working in extremely unstable dangerous and potentially deadly environments! There are those situations such as this collapse that conditions go beyond the capability of humanity and equipment. The firefighters apparently did all they could do considering trying to rescue while enduring toxic, unstable collapsed structural components, potential explosive atmosphere, and dangerous obstacles, unfortunately the firefighters just couldn't complete the successful rescue. So sorry for all the losses in the horrific tragedy!!!

[@Reconseal4050]

Sad but at least they got her last voice

[@unicorn-glasses]

True, and there's no way that she was the only person who was still alive at that point. At least she got to hear kind human voices that were giving her some hope of being rescued before she died, and surely felt at least a little less alone than anyone else alive who either couldn't speak or wasn't heard.

[@JohnDoe-fs6lz]

@@unicorn-glasses 98 people lost there lives 😢

[@BunxBunstudios14]

😭😭

[@michellemichelle9143]

I can’t believe they’re still making people that survived and lived there make payments still!! I mean how ridiculous! You think it would be an automatic financial loss bc of all the lives lost and ruined!!! 😡

[@marymarmande8446]

In their honor. Let's all go to our local fire stations and ask what equipment is needed and get that to them asap everybody will put up money for that and it's easy to raise money as well cookouts carwash baking etc so many ways to raise the money needed for every community in the USA and every country the same ❤ love to all ✌

[@jennifermarie3158]

Or we could just stop spending so much of our tax money on drones and bombs and actually fund our communities with it. Why should citizens have to fund raise on top of already paying their taxes

[@marymarmande8446]

@@jennifermarie3158 bless your heart

[@mariluzdelacruz9821]

Why does that matters? " If the voice in the rubble's is that poor young lady voice? She and others died in that collapse

[@nillyk5671]

Excuse me? Why does it matter? It matters for the family members. When you lose someone in such a tragic way, you need to know and for some, the need to know is overwhelming, you want to be told what your loved ones went thru, what exactly their last minutes were like. I am sure she would have wanted for her family to know that she was fighting for her life til her very last breath. It matters!

[@octaviagreene8962]

This is your best and closes friend

[@laurenjeanvp5131]

I understand this may be a very ignorant question and my apologies beforehand but if she was talking and communicating fine with first responders, does anyone know her cause of death? Carbon monoxide? Because it took firefighters too long? This is absolutely heartbreaking breaking, my condolences to all the friends and families who lost a loved one ☹️

[@DeedeesJourney]

Id like to know, from the cops bodycam releases, which cop stood there on his phone and completely ignored a womans screams and cries. Ik they werent allowed to enter to rescue at that time but how can u just completely disregard someone's pleas like that and not have the decency to at least verbally communicate with her. It enraged me. I remember when first responders were heroes and ran into danger. Now they just direct traffic and bark orders at shocked and confused victims.

[@rubyredlopez4]

Maybe it was both of them ..

[@idxstudios]

FJB

[@7531monkey]

Knee deep is the new hip deep.

[@fixizin]

LOL... still, very gnarly conditions, and they were in there with only ad-hoc shoring.

[@ChristinaAguileraTV01]

If the Florida state authorities had allowed the Mexican "Topos" help out even if they weren't "US certified", there would of been a chance for her to still be alive, because there would of been more hands to help out in the removing of debris. But as usual, US officials always with their exaggerated lame requirements🙄

[@Jerbod2]

That man does not brush his teeth or floss.

[@fixizin]

Apparently, he *never stops eating long enough* to do so! =:O

[@fixizin]

I wonder if Covid-19 *started in his Petri dish* of a mouth!?

[@suzanne448]

Yep. He has a moderate build up of calculus and plaque on the facial aspect of his lower anteriors.

[@whatyouwerethinking998]

Be serious

[@felicetanka]

Business govt.

[@Arabierxo]

She looks like camile

[@robertcornelius3514]

Jesus, how many fireman does it take to run one saw? What a joke.

[@Iambriangregory]

The bigger joke is someone that's not in a profession that's trying to judge a profession he's not in got that joker?

[@Kelsey0652]

I can’t believe that there was 20 fire fighters just standing there… that’s the mess up. I understand that they were risking the pile collapsing but I believe they should of risked it and went at digging with full force. Use the excavator and everything. What could be worse than letting everyone suffer? I truly believe there were more survivors who suffered until the very end. I just hope it wasn’t as long as I think it was.

[@tommyodonnell9]

Such an armchair expert.

[@aportman58]

Tommy, perspective and response is what's wrong with the world today...they know it all...experts in everything! She wouldn't do anything that would damage or break-off a fingernail 😡 Her reply to me will probably be "f--k you"! This is about the only vocabulary kills they have today!

[@Kelsey0652]

@@aportman58 don’t bring my nails into it SIR

[@Benji-jj2bg]

@@Kelsey0652 huh? They were digging. You have to dig correctly or you will collapse it all even more.

[@Iambriangregory]

That's why you don't have the job Einstein you think a firefighter can rescue people from volcano also? You go risk your life meaninglessly and unnecessarily go ahead you do it, I don't see you stepping to the front of the line genius!

[@dlee3938]

She resembles Megan markle in that pic.

[@dogbsas]

Where is her wife? Never heard from her. Was Theresa divorced of that woman?

[@KayInMaine]

You mean to tell me they did not use DNA? After the building was blown up on purpose, did they not find her body?

[@onionsavoya1506]

"We didn't land on Florida Condo.. Florida Condo landed on us..." -Malcome Martin Luthor Kings X

[@dana.4146]

We’re just hearing about this now? Lol imagine what we’ll hear about the “safe vax” in a decade lol

[@7531monkey]

Ok teapot, keep wishing!

[@jurnee-y]

It might be new to people who didn’t really keep up with it. I remember them reporting about this when it happened

[@s.p.3702]

Not new; they talked about it a year ago while it was happening.

[@dana.4146]

@@s.p.3702 Which is why the video was posted 2 months ago.