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Bodies found in US bridge rubble Bodies found in US bridge rubble
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Divers trawling the Mississippi river for victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse have recovered at least two more bodies. Divers trawling the Mississippi river for victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse have recovered two bodies, taking the death toll to seven.
The new discoveries raise the official death toll to seven, with six people still missing. Later, authorities said one of those sets of remains might include an eighth victim. Six people are still missing.
However, investigators said they believed some of the remains found on Thursday belonged to an eighth victim. A "design issue" was said to have been found in the bridge, which gave way as crews were working on it on 1 August, sending cars plunging into the river.
Earlier, a "design issue" was said to have been found in the bridge, which gave way as crews were working on it.
The parts causing concern are the steel plates that connect girders.The parts causing concern are the steel plates that connect girders.
Federal officials have urged states to carefully consider the additional weight placed on bridges during construction or repair projects.Federal officials have urged states to carefully consider the additional weight placed on bridges during construction or repair projects.
See graphic of the bridge collapse See graphic of the bridge collapse
One of those recovered from the Mississippi on Thursday was officially identified as Peter Hausmann, 47.One of those recovered from the Mississippi on Thursday was officially identified as Peter Hausmann, 47.
But officials gave no further details, despite anxious relatives waiting for news of those missing since the collapse.But officials gave no further details, despite anxious relatives waiting for news of those missing since the collapse.
More than a week on from the collapse, divers are continuing to cut through the tangled debris of the bridge in the search for bodies.More than a week on from the collapse, divers are continuing to cut through the tangled debris of the bridge in the search for bodies.
Teams of Navy and FBI divers, who were brought in earlier this week, are trying to go deeper than local divers have been able to.Teams of Navy and FBI divers, who were brought in earlier this week, are trying to go deeper than local divers have been able to.
Loads and stresses on the gusset plates are being investigated Loads and stresses on the gusset plates are being investigatedBut the search amid the huge chunks of concrete and mangled wreckage submerged in the Mississippi's swift and murky waters has proved difficult.
But the search amid the huge chunks of concrete and mangled wreckage submerged in the Mississippi's swift and murky waters has proved difficult.
Divers were carrying out "a very meticulous hand-over-hand search of the scene", their spokesman Dave Nagle said.Divers were carrying out "a very meticulous hand-over-hand search of the scene", their spokesman Dave Nagle said.
It will now be at least a week before cranes start regularly hauling out large pieces of debris, police officials have said.It will now be at least a week before cranes start regularly hauling out large pieces of debris, police officials have said.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), whose full investigation is set to take months, has not yet indicated any definitive cause for the collapse of the eight-lane I-35W highway bridge.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), whose full investigation is set to take months, has not yet indicated any definitive cause for the collapse of the eight-lane I-35W highway bridge.
But the "design issue" was with what are known as gusset plates - the steel connectors that tie together the angled steel beams of the bridge's frame - at particular locations on the bridge.But the "design issue" was with what are known as gusset plates - the steel connectors that tie together the angled steel beams of the bridge's frame - at particular locations on the bridge.
Investigators are trying to verify the loads and stresses on the gusset plates and the material used to make them.Investigators are trying to verify the loads and stresses on the gusset plates and the material used to make them.
One possible stress may have been the weight of construction equipment and materials on the bridge at the time of the collapse, the NTSB reported on its website.One possible stress may have been the weight of construction equipment and materials on the bridge at the time of the collapse, the NTSB reported on its website.
In response, federal authorities called on all states to take extra care with how much weight is placed on bridges of any design when construction crews are sent to work on them.In response, federal authorities called on all states to take extra care with how much weight is placed on bridges of any design when construction crews are sent to work on them.
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