(Reuters) – The body of a man missing since a partial building collapse in Davenport, Iowa, has been found, a city official confirmed on Sunday.
The body of Branden Colvin Sr. was found on Saturday and his family has been notified, Sarah Ott, the city’s chief strategy officer, said in an email.
Ott did not provide further details.
Two other men, Ryan Hitchcock, 51, and Daniel Prien, 60, were still missing on Sunday. Local authorities said last week that the three men still missing, including Colvin Sr., had “a high likelihood of being home at the time of the partial building collapse”.
A central section of the six-story brick and steel building collapsed on May 28. The building, over 100 years old, contained 84 apartments and businesses. Davenport is a small town on the Mississippi River, just west of the border with Illinois. At least nine people were rescued from the site in the days following the collapse.
The instability of the remaining structure created dangerous conditions for rescuers, forcing a slower response, officials said.
Authorities told a news conference on Friday that operations were shifting from search and rescue efforts to shoring up and securing what remains of the structure.
Colvin Sr.’s son was notified that his father’s body was found the same day he graduated from high school.
“He’s proud of me. He’s the reason I even got enough strength to walk across the stage,” 18-year-old Branden Colvin Jr. said in an interview with CNN.
(Reporting by Maria Caspani; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)