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Interview: Task Force 4 lieutenant describes Surfside rescue efforts

Task force members from throughout Florida and other search and rescue teams are taking part in the effort in Surfside. Photo: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue via Twitter
Task force members from throughout Florida and other search and rescue teams are taking part in the effort in Surfside. Photo: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue via Twitter

The Florida Urban Search and Rescue Task Force out of Orange, Lake and Seminole counties has been working hard at the site of a collapsed condo building in Surfside -- just north of Miami Beach --  since midnight Friday night.

Seminole County Lt. Tripp Hansen spoke with WMFE Thursday about their part in the huge rescue effort.

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Joe Byrnes came to Central Florida Public Media from the Ocala Star-Banner and The Gainesville Sun, where he worked as a reporter and editor for several years. Joe graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans and turned to journalism after teaching. He enjoys freshwater fishing and family gatherings.