relatives of a missing couple received calls from the department

Myriam and Arnie Notkin They are among the missing from the Miami landslide. It’s an octogenarian wedding –81 and 87, respectively-, much loved by his knowledge and who has had an active participation among Cuban Jewish community.

It was now known that those close to him, to dismay, were adding the impact of the calls received the days following the event from the landline who had the marriage in the room of the department 302 of the Champlain towers building.

As reported by the Univisión network, Jake samuelson, the couple’s grandson, said that since the day of the tragic building collapse, the family have received mysterious calls from the phone they had Arnie and Myriam they had it next to the bed.

The day of the family event received 16 communications, and the next day 15. When answering, only ambient sound was heard.

From the first moment, the authorities were aware of this information. But already on Saturday, two days after the collapse, these communication attempts ceased.

On weekends, the commissioner of North Miami Beach, Fortuna Smukler, who was a childhood friend with marriage Notkins, he told the Miami Herald that “it would be a miracle” to find them alive.

He also pointed out that he was highly regarded in the Miami Beach community, where he was a physical education teacher.

The life of Arnie and Myriam Notkin

Lots of relatives Arnie and Myriam They also said the couple used to attend Cuban Jewish events.

They were installed in Miami since the 1950s. She had worked as a bank clerk and real estate agent.

While Arnie he was a physical education teacher who students in the Miami Beach area remembered well.

They both loved Latin music, especially Cuban. Myriam frequently shared videos of the events they attended. Although during the pandemic, they remained isolated in their apartment.

The condition of the building

In the early morning of June 24, a sector of the complex Champlain towers collapsed. The building had 12 floors and around 130 apartments, 55 of which collapsed.

At FloridaEvery 40 years, all buildings must be inspected. As this was built in 1981, “work was underway to meet the 40-year standard. We’ve had a strict building code since Hurricane Andrew for updates and upgrades, ”Miami-Dade County Inspector Sally Heyman said, according to the BBC.

It was also known that almost three years ago, Morabito Consultants, an engineering company estimated that the Major repairs needed to the structure would cost more than $ 9 million.

In another document, the company demonstrated that the building’s swimming pool deck rested on a concrete slab that had “Significant structural damage” and needed a major repair.

This report also revealed the presence of extensive cracks in the columns, beams and concrete walls of the parking lot.