The body of Jose Ponce Arreola, 63, will be removed next, Cantrell said. She said she has spoken to Wimberly’s family weekly and, at times, daily since his death. “Words really cannot even describe what it felt like to see the bucket come down,” Cantrell said.

“This has been a long journey, but the longest journey has been for the families mostly impacted by this collapse,” Cantrell said.Ī stretcher-like bucket attached to a crane carried down the the remains, video from CNN affiliate WDSU shows. (Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP) Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate/APĬrews are scrambling to find 2 missing workers in the Hard Rock Hotel wreckage before another collapse It was not immediately clear what caused the collapse or if anyone was injured. Several construction workers had to run to safety as the Hard Rock Hotel, which has been under construction for the last several months, came crashing down. Debris hangs on the side of the building after a large portion of a hotel under construction suddenly collapsed in New Orleans on Saturday, Oct.

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