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Body recovered from Canada mall wreck | |
(about 21 hours later) | |
A body has been recovered from the wreckage of a shopping centre in Canada's Ontario province but there are no signs of survivors, officials say. | |
Rescuers dismantled the collapsed roof and building overnight, and removed their hats as the body was carried out. | |
Earlier, one person was confirmed dead and about a dozen remain missing. The roof caved in on Saturday at Algo Centre Mall in the city of Elliot Lake. | |
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has offered military assistance. | |
The victim has not been identified, and it was not clear whether the body was the person confirmed dead. | |
Another person is definitively known to be inside the wrecked building, although it is not know if they are alive or dead. | |
'Going back in' | |
"We have no signs of life at this time. That doesn't mean that there isn't somebody alive in there," said Chris Lewis, Ontario Provincial Police commissioner. | |
"But there is no sign of life right now." | |
But Ontario Commissioner of Community Safety, Dan Hefkey, said he was still hopeful that some victims might still be alive, and said the structure was safe enough to go back in. | |
"Right now we have one person and we're going back in, and there is likely more," he said. | |
On Monday, rescuers said they believed someone was alive in the building after a life detector spotted signs of breathing. | |
Local residents were outraged when rescue crews suspended the search on Monday, warning that an escalator holding up portions of the second storey was in danger of collapse. | Local residents were outraged when rescue crews suspended the search on Monday, warning that an escalator holding up portions of the second storey was in danger of collapse. |
Specialised cranes and video-equipped robots designed for mine rescues were brought in to help the emergency workers dismantle part of the structure from the outside. | |
Rescue teams from Toronto were also assisting efforts to reach any trapped survivors. | |
The collapse sent at least one parked vehicle as well as concrete and metal raining into the mall below, opening a huge hole in its roof. | The collapse sent at least one parked vehicle as well as concrete and metal raining into the mall below, opening a huge hole in its roof. |
At least 12 people are still unaccounted for, a number revised down from 30. | |
One of those missing is Lucie Aylwin, who was working at a lottery kiosk inside when the roof collapsed. | One of those missing is Lucie Aylwin, who was working at a lottery kiosk inside when the roof collapsed. |
Her fiance, Gary Gendron, was among those anxiously waiting for results of the search. | |
He told CBC News he believed his fiancee had made a possible tapping sound that rescue crews picked up on Sunday from the structure. | He told CBC News he believed his fiancee had made a possible tapping sound that rescue crews picked up on Sunday from the structure. |
"I know she's still alive," a tearful Mr Gendron told the broadcaster. "As soon as she gets well we're going to get married." | "I know she's still alive," a tearful Mr Gendron told the broadcaster. "As soon as she gets well we're going to get married." |
Witnesses described the collapse as a "mini-earthquake", which sent water gushing from pipes. | Witnesses described the collapse as a "mini-earthquake", which sent water gushing from pipes. |