12th body recovered at German ice rink
Rescue workers recovered another body from the wreckage of a collapsed skating rink in southern Germany early today, raising the death toll to 12.
Local official Rudolf Schaupp said the victim was a boy. “According to the paramedics, he was certainly killed immediately” after the collapse, Schaupp said.
The body was found after rescue crews and dogs resumed their search of the debris following a lengthy break forced by fears that the wrecked roof could collapse further.
Rescue officials later located another person beneath the rubble and were working quickly in hopes of “recovering it in the course of the morning,” said Georg Grabner, a local councillor. He said he didn’t yet know if the person was alive or dead.
