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Identities Of 8 Victims In Collapse Released
The death toll rises as divers begin to recover the remains of the missing.
POSTED: 8:32 am CDT August 4,
2007
UPDATED: 12:35 pm CDT August 11,
2007
MINNEAPOLIS -- A body pulled from the wreckage of the I-35W bridge Friday was identified as the remains of Sadiya Sahal, 22, the mother of a 22-month-old girl whose body was found Thursday. Sadiya Sahal was five months pregnant.The Hennepin County Medical Examiner initially said the remains found on Thursday might have belonged to two people, but later clarified that Hanah Sahal was found Thursday and her mother was found on Friday.Both died of blunt-force injuries, officials said.Officials also announced Thursday that they had recovered the body of Peter Hausmann, 47, and that he had drowned.The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office identified the fifth victim in the Minneapolis bridge collapse on Friday, Aug. 11, as Paul Eickstadt, 51, of Mounds View, Minn.Eickstadt was driving the tractor-trailer that fell into a gap in the bridge and burst into flames. His body was pulled from the wreckage late Thursday.Also released are the names of the four who were earlier confirmed dead in the accident:Sherry Lou Engebretsen, 60, of Shoreview, who died of multiple blunt-force injuries.Julia Blackhawk, 32, of Savage, who died of blunt-force trauma.Patrick Holmes, 36, of Mounds View, who drowned.Artemio Trinidad-Mena, 29, of Minneapolis, who died of blunt-force injuries.
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