Resident Of Florida Condo Building: ‘All I Saw Was Debris”
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- Опубликовано: 23 июн 2021
- Ofe Osin-Cohen, a resident of a Florida condo building that partially collapsed overnight, tells TODAY “we heard a weird sound and we felt the building shake” and describes how she and others were rescued from her balcony. “When I opened the door to my apartment … all I saw was debris,” she tells TODAY. “Unfortunately we did hear screams; I’m not exactly sure where the sounds were coming from.”
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#Surfside #BuildingCollapse #Florida
That random condo resident just delivered the most concise reporting I've never seen from a not professional journalist 🤔
That's because the news is 99% propaganda and lies.
@@aliendesign2023 🕶
truth.
Yeah by “professional journalist” you meant state actor right?
@@Zazzaro703 No, little boy, I did not. I am not a fascist American manbaby programmed to attack "the media" because my old white boomer daddy with cream cheese for brains told me I can only listen to the information he wants me to hear from his approved sources 🚽 I'm an American suburban woman. I chose exactly the words I wanted. Choose my own news sources too. Imagine that.
Give this woman a job in news. She’s actually good.
I was thinking the same thing. Pretty impressive. I was wondering what her background is.
Yes! I just said the same thing. She's got It down for sure.
I had the same impression in about a minute listening on her account of the tragic incident.
@Dani Masterson ... You must be joking, right?
Her composure is amazing.
Poised, articulate, calm and excellent sound quality. Who is this woman?
Offi Osen Koen 0:02
@iiXii yessss very bizarre maybe she's in shock
Crisis actor
A survivor who came out completely unscathed... She's likely still in shock, full of adrenaline, living in the surreal and therefore has total recall of the nightmare. Not unusual about that. The fact that she's articulate and doesn't have to account for any other (survivors) just happens to be the case. Why we always seek alternative realities when the answer lies in front of us is an increasing annoying phenomenon.
Somebody is awake and aware.
If this interviewee wasn’t a news reporter or journalist before, she should be now! She sounds just like one and she is an observant reporter in this terrible situation. Prayers for everyone. Just tragic.
She has to pay her dues first. College degree in journalism intense training. Get in line behind other qualified people.
@@3John-Bishop lol she did better than most reporters
Don't trust anything
@@3John-Bishop What qualified people? What education? Oh yea propaganda, yea probably wouldn't be good at that.
You do not need a “ journalist “ degree - All you need is any liberal arts degree which you can get as long as you have a pulse.
For a person who was just evacuated out of a collapsed building, she was surprisingly composed. Exceptionally well spoken.
Almost like she knew...
The one boy they rescued out of the wreckage was clean no dust no scratches
Yes I'm by buying that BS , this america after all
@@loveislove5799 yes it was very interesting 🤔 it's a lie
@@theroldan8013 what do you mean by that comment !??
This woman deserves to be a reporter, love her voice , her carisma and the cadence in her voice . She needs to work for them
She is
Yeah she was reading a script. Good crisis actor.
@@Kingdom.shaker spot on 💯💯 💯
Who or what was in that building is my primary question
@@johndurtt6594 I would love to know as well. The ONLY victim I have seen them pull out was a boy that did not have one single scratch on him or any debri powder etc… 🧐🤨 not one scratch. Who else was in the building??? This was planned, it feels very off.
She sounds like she’s anchoring for this news channel
Better.
Don't trust anything
ya its very fishy
I was thinking the exact same thing
Actor
The woman theyve interviewed could pass as a field reporter. 👌
Yea she was good!
well we do learn alot from watching tv
Don't be surprised this is america
@kev063 ouch dude thats harsh
@Blue Flu You wrong for that.. ha.
I wholeheartedly agree with others. This woman is articulate and gave an excellent and calm recap. Under the circumstances and duress of the situation. I wish her and all the folks involved peace and recovery.
Welcome to shock~
She’s a crisis actor! She’s not even shaken over this event! Exact same type of interview from Nick Balboa, he gave a very articulate, extremely detailed description of the event also! There’s a family from NJ, who claims they escaped this collapse. They also give a very detailed description of their escape, and the whole family smiles through the interview? None of these crisis actors give condolences, or show any respect for the people who supposedly lost their lives in this tragic event! They all just give an unemotional recant of the script they rehearsed!
@@PaulNewfield-PasadenaCAU-wb4xg Oh Lord! smh.
Because she’s a actor 😂😂😂
@@PaulNewfield-PasadenaCAU-wb4xg She lived there w/her husband in reality. It’s been proven in her case.
Give this woman a job! That was an excellent explanation, especially considering the circumstances.
She is quite impressive indeed; almost no more questions that the interviewers need.
@@Kingdom.shaker why would THEY do that?
I'm just simply curious, so explain to me the reason for your paranoia...
@@Kingdom.shaker Hey..are you serious?🤦♂️
To be in shock, Mrs. Cohen handled this interview with detail and dignity. The tears come later.
That's a mother for you. No time the tears.
"How many of your neighbors do you thing were there?"..."Rigggght...well c ov id blah blah blah,... "😑
Im learning English and i am listening to this with attention, she is very articulate, clear english, nice vocabulary, describing is amazing, hopefully someday i'll speak like that, need to keep studying, God bless you all.
I’m learning Spanish, I hope for the same
She's strong going through this horrific event omg 😳
Very traumatizing!!!!
Or a crisis actor
@@Hi-lb8cq This literally happened and we don’t all the information or anything yet; but you’re so fast to jump to the conclusion that this is a conspiracy and she’s an actress. Real people lost their lives, families, pets, and homes. I sincerely hope nothing bad happens to you and people say that you’re just a crisis actor. No sympathy for life. Have some respect, man.
@@eaglewoman3263 she is former Vice mayor of Surfside Barry Cohen's wife, definitely not a crisis actor.
You’re pretty
Very articulate lady. Kept her head and regrouped every time she met an obstacle. Amazing. Glad she made it out...bless her.
This woman is a born anchor! At one point I was certain I was listening to a news reporter! Amazed. Sending prayers!!!
Hello Marina how are you doing today??
@scissor hanz another conspiracy theorist nut smh
This lady should be a news reporter. Great voice and delivery.
Who else thought this woman sounded like a news reporter and looked in the comments to see if everyone else feels the same way....and they did.
She has experience. She's Google-able
She is probably a real reporter. I wouldn't be surprised these days.
This woman just explained everything even the Governor and Mayor could not explain in detail... She will make a good reporter.
Probably because she lived it and they didn’t.
Yep... so detailed, articulate, calm, well spoken. She gave info no one else revealed.
She’s so calm explaining this tragedy. They mentioned an inspection was going on during this collapse. It has to be somewhat related because something sounds wrong. This is so sad.
I didn't hear reference to building inspection, but that would make this tragedy sound very suspicious.
Why would there be building inspections going on during the night?
@Dawn Marie what? 🙂
Maybe she is under medication? No one knows... ruclips.net/video/2IkoKhr6Tss/видео.html
@@Rune__ Not during the night the days previous the building was under inspection
She did an amazing job with the details!! Happy she is safe and okay.
Just goes to show how you can do everything right, eat right, exercise, be safe constantly, and something unexpected like this can take your life at any moment. I hope everyone involved in this can find some sense of peace.
True... gotta be prepared to meet your maker at any time... you never know... always be kind to loved ones... never know😪😪😪
Exactly right...that is why I don't waste my time exercising, no use being the fittest corpse in the morgue.
When it's your time, it will happen ... the circle of life.
@@andrewherbert8125 lmao 🤣😂😆at your post. Thank you, needed this sense of humor! 😉🤗 best one liner in years.
OH, no! if u eat right, exercise, be kind to pets & poor people, u will never get into problems like this!
She's very calm and articulate in explaining her observation of this unfortunate tragedy. What a horrific experience... my prayers with them all.
Uuuummm let's think about this here. Most people living there are educated and rich. End of story wouldn't expect anything less
God have mercy on the deceased, the wounded and the grieving. All praying people, please pray for them.
🙏🙏🙏
Wow, what a detailed first hand story. Shocking stuff.
I can only imagine how horrible it was hearing screams and not even knowing where from.
Yes makes you wonder if people actually survived the fall for a few minutes or hours screaming for help until they gave up.
@@julybailey4239 I would like to hope they all died rather quick or instant but I am sure there are at least a few who had to suffer. Seeing the debris and the way it came down it's hard to imagine anyone surviving though.
My prayers for all of the people lost, everyone who escaped, and those that are still to be found. My heart hurts for all of you. Bless you all!!
Wow this lady is amazing. But I pray she gets help as well. The trauma alone from that experience is crippling
It's even a miracle that some of the people survived.
Wow 😔😔😔 i can't even imagine going thru what she just went thru and then speaking so calmly about it... She's one strong woman!!
So collected!
Bless her heart!
Hello Martha how are you doing today
That interviewed lady sounds like a great reporter dang
DAAANG.
I wonder how many more of those high rise condos needs inspections. Between all the sinkholes and building on sand, you have to wonder what’s next. Prayers are with all involved.
All of them need it obviously the owner didn’t take inspections seriously
Every 40 year inspections aren’t good enough, but every time there’s a natural disaster there should be inspections
Inspections? Sounds like needless Democratic regulations! I like freedom! /s
Yeah my uncle is a architect that specially designed a sky scraper to sit on the sediment, and needed massive concrete poles going into the ground that set for years before getting built. But you can assume back in the 80’s when this was built - they were looking for a quick fix.
@@joelwillis2043 Or maybe the current ones weren't good enough? I mean clearly the folks on city payroll didn't do their jobs the right way.
Omg I can’t stop crying everytime I see that young boy being pulled out of that awful sight and his Mom hasn’t been found, pray to God that by miracle she is ok, but if not, hopefully she did not suffer and her boy will be loved by many around the world 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I believe she was found and taken to the hospital but didn’t make it! So sad.
She was dead
The fact that it was dark for so long made things even worse for both victims and rescue crews. I'm very eager to learn why this happened. Apartments in that building being sold for $600-700K. Imagine someone who was about to buy an apartment there....!!
Prayers for everyone involved in this tragedy.
It was done on purpose by the Biden Rigeme.
@Tara Preston this is first of all not based in fact, and is an amazingly astonishingly insensitive take.
@Tara Preston P.S., learn to spell.
She has the voice of a news anchor.
That woman interviewed is very articulate and would be a great reporter! ! What a shocking tragedy..
Seeing that hero firefighter carrying the teenager over his shoulder touches my heart...💕
Same here.
Ya sucks his mom died 😔
I feel so bad for that poor kid :(
I hope everyone here will join me in prayer for the rescue of survivors and for the many people that have their hearts broken by the loss of loved ones in this tragedy!
Hello Linda how are you doing
Those people going into that horrific dangerous mess to rescue people are true hero's. It is so unsafe. Bless everyone involved.
I couldn't imagine hearing screams and not knowing what's going on. Bless u all, ill keep every 1 in my prayers
I think the part that got me was when she said. "I did hear screaming" like oh my goodness. I cant even fathem how gut wrenching and horrible...
This is terrifying. Regulations are sometimes disregarded. Hope everyone is safe.
They should take it seriously
That can be a sinkhole problem under the affected area. Lets wait for the investigation.
Love the way the interviewee gives the facts and the narrative WITHOUT MUGGING and without gesticulating. Any chance the newscast staff could take reporting lessons from her?
Prays for all the people and families. This is so sad,God Bless everyone and all the first responders helping.🙏🙏❤️❤️
People paid lifetime rents for this "comfort"?
Why in such warm countries you architects build concrete buildings? Even in northern Siberia, people live in wooden buildings.
Urban bankers imprisoned people in cities - as slaves.
Native americans have lived in tents in their land all the time, and you too should live in tents, people wake up.
Too late
It's absolutely horrific. I can't fathom going through something like this. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone effected by this catastrophe.
Hello Dianna how are you doing today hope you are enjoying the weather conditions by you??
Do u see a lot of people leaving these high-rises in Fla coastal areas, then? That will be interesting to see , ,
Hello beautiful how are you doing
Osi, thank you for giving us accurate reporting! No spin, just what happened. So glad you and family are safe.
I just can not even begin to think how they felt seeing all this going on and hearing other's whom were trapped. God Bless them all! 🙏🙏🙏💕
I lived in a Oklahoma when the 1995 bombing of the Alfred Murrah federal building was blown up by homegrown terrorists.
This looked just like that did.
I truly hope they find those left alive, and I pray for those who didn’t make it out.
A sinkhole more likely, but you're right it does look like the aftermath of that bombing.
@@IndigoXYZ18 I read that there were no maintenance checks since the day that building was erected decades ago.
I hope this event changes laws, so it can never happen again.
Same exact thoughts I had when I seen the aftermath of the condo building.
This is the cost of cutting corners to save a few dollars. People’s lives.
Yes, what a shame
Say it again 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 yes cutting corners to save a few dollars and when it was built in pretty sure they had a round table discussion about the sturdiness of this 🏢 and how long it would last. I am praying hard and heavy for everyone. This is so sad to watch... I mean devastatingly sad
But, hey, some millionaire made a few extra bucks. Sad
We have no idea if that is the case yet. The ground underneath is shifting as water levels are rising.
You have no idea what happened yet. Stay quiet until you do.
CHILLS! God bless her, her family and all involved! She's a walking miracle! Blessed to be able to walk out of there!!
This is so sad. Ive cried everytime they found another body. I think about this tragedy many times a day and and just say a prayer hoping someone is still alive in this rubble. I have been following the rescue efforts. This is as sad as 9/11/01
I used to test the ground for it's ability to carry load. Compaction density testing. Florida has huge voids, under ground natural aqueducts, and areas of organic material deep under ground.
All of those things can compromise a building. I once saw a building under construction have the elevator shaft sink while the rest was fine. The ground wasn't tested properly and we (I wasn't involved) were brought in as part of the investigation.
It could've been something like that here.
It also could've been a drunk person crashed into a pillar of an improperly built structure causing a chain reaction. It happened around 2 a.m.
It could also be about 500 other things but I'm betting it started with the earth below it.
The tiredness in her voice is heartbreaking. I can't imagine her wanting to experience anything more devastatingly tragic than her own experiences that night.
I wish I could just reach in and pick all of this rubble up and help these people, this is devastating 😔
You should be ashamed of yourselves for asking some of those questions.
I'm so worry for the rescue crew that walking into the remain of building. Just afraid its will collapse. Wish everybody safe.
This is why I hate high rise buildings
Me too! I would never feel comfortable living in a high rise building.
Same, I just don't trust that the strangers who are responsible for my safety to even give a crap. Until I actually see accountability for government and public companies, I won't take those risks.
@@mazatano i did for a few years but now I'm in a small 2 floor building
Man is not meant to live that high
This is why I live in the country!
Thank GOD for our First Responders!
So sad 😞. Praying 🙏 for everyone involved in this situation!! God bless and protect the emergency rescue!!
To anyone who thinks her ability to remain calm and composed while she recounts what happened is evidence that she's a crisis actor: the human brain copes with trauma in very unpredictable ways in the aftermath of a disaster. No one is ever continuously distraught for hours on end. Sometimes the brain flips to autopilot, allowing us to speak and function while our emotions are on hold, and eventually we start to process things. The brain can even stop us from fully feeling physical pain following a traumatic injury while we are in an extreme life or death situation.
This woman is way more informative than any of the press conferences so far.
she’s a beast
This lady spoke with such clarity, and empathy for others . She did not make it about herself. Gd bless her, agree with another comment- give her a job as an on the scene reporter.
It’s like she does this for a living.
Prayers for everyone that Lost loved ones 🙏🏾 God give them peace during this tragic time.
That building reminded me of Haiti, back in January 12,2010.
were you in Haiti?
Yes I was there
Reminds me of Oklahoma City
@@debrahange5711 wait the bombing of the FBI building?
Earthquake? To me it looks like that too.
She needs a job. She did a virtual application. Prayers for everyone. Omg. I can't 😭
God bless all of you there, truly.
She said that the parking level was full of water.. what is Florida notoriously known for??
Sinkholes...
Another resident said that the garage level below ground collapsed first, then the building.
Hello how are you doing today I hope everything is going well
Victoria Neeson. could be a sinkhole, it would make sense!
@@deesee3622 Or broken water pipes.
No doubt a broken water main is the reason for the standing water in the parking garage
I've been to Miami and was shocked at how old and antiquated the buildings are.
40 years to wait for an engineering structure safety inspection is way too long. A 10-year inspection is more suited for edifices that are near to ocean bodies, and especially to buildings that are prone to hurricanes as such was this one. May God have mercy 🥺🙏🏼
If I’m in a building collapse I want this woman with me.
Many God be with everyone! Hope all are safe!
Hello Debra how are you doing today
Morning this is extremely sad, am praying for all in this, much blessings sent to all, ,
She was really good. Having to think about that trauma and talk about it on camera with clarity wow that's amazing
Give this survivor woman a job as a news reporter, its going to be fun and thrilling. God bless Her and keep Her
Give this woman a job, holy cow can she ever hold it down
My she’s well spoken. An interviewers dream....
ALMOST as if she’s reading a teleprompter……🔎………..ALMOST.. 👀
@@artofficial2010 except her eyes never left the camera
CHEAPY LOOK, THREE SKINNY LOOKING LEGS HOLDING WHAT LOOKS
LIKE A SECTION OF THE BUILDING PLUS THE BALCONIES IT JUST
LOOKS UNSTABLE, JUST LOOK AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND THESE
APARTMENTS ARE NOT CHEAP. BUILDERS CUTTING CORNERS.
BOY LIVING IN CITIES IS NOW MORE DANGEROUS THAN EVER ITS
EXPENSIVE, CRIME, MURDER, PLANDEMICS, OLD AND OR CHEAPY
BUILT BUILDINGS FALLING ETC... LIVING IN CITIES ARE LIKE
EXPENSIVE DEATH TRAPS.
@@artofficial2010 man you don’t believe anything- all cause they got the weather wrong ONE TIME.
Yes, and I thank her for the comments and her calm is amazing.
It's just so sad my prayers are with everyone 🙏
Seriously? Do you know how many of your neighbors may have been sleeping in their beds? Did she really ask that?
The reporters want to see tears
@@Vidchemy it's good TV.
Savannnah always needs to hear herself talk. BTW lighten up on the Botox
Incredibly dumb question.
How would is survivor know the answer to that question? It was the middle of the night...
Im so sorry for all these people. Dear God please keep surviors safe until they can be rescued.
Hello...How are you doing today
Hi l scan
I forgot she is a witness and thought I was listening to a reporter
Wow! What an excellent, excellent person. Need more like her.🙏💔
Yes she's so detailed and alert .God bless her .
Unbelievable, the horror. When I heard about this I immediately teared up and began to pray.
I thank the Lord for this woman and her families who did not think of themselves alone and took with them two elderly individuals! That’s generic humanitarian! Lord, please let there be more survivors.
Ofe Osin-Cohen is outstanding.
She should be a reporter wow that was impressive im glad she made it out and im defiantly sending prayers to my home state. What a tragic situation
All of that area is on shaky ground. Looks like a sink hole opened up. I remember seeing footage years ago of how parts of Miami are literally sinking and they had to put pumps and pipelines to reroute the water. Disaster waiting to happen and now it has.
Lord Jesus give Your peace and healing to all involved in Your mighty name and to God's glory, Amen.
She just lived what allot of people watch in disaster movies.
Didn't mean to offend anyone. If you seen any disaster movie the people in it don't seemed bothered much either 😏
Hi Newt, she did seem to be in control of her and a calm demeanor. Do you believe that is odd or suspicious? I did not think anything looks out of place.
My god guys I didn't know someone was supposed to act a certain way when they experience something like that, you do also realize the interview wasn't just after there building fell it's been hour's.
@@newtigom9460 haha yeah I don't know how I would react either and would probably ruin a pair of skivvies if I experienced it myself, but I know I would have to get composure so I can take the next step so me and my family wouldn't be sleeping in a car or on the street. Also feel like they look to get the most composed person to speak in those situations.
@@newtigom9460 she definitely was well spoke, and really it's just my opinion before so I could be wrong ^_^
Beautiful reporting.... my heart aches for all affected by this negligent tragedy
She is in calm because she know that she is a lucky person and she is a one of the few survivors in this story god bless her
I was thinking the same thing as many of these other commenters. This women should get a job in news broadcasting!
Very good reporting of this devastation. Yes, she needs to be on the news…….I could see that, anything is possible. She could, she has the poise.
Ofe...very well done!! What a great speaker!!
This is a time of heroes and praise for them..
You can see the ground where the pool is, is at least 1 level below. This is the ground under succumbing, doesnt look like it was the buildings structure that was faulty.
They said the new condos construction being built next to it was causing lots of 20 min shakes to the Champlin building . It was it to not hold .
We don't know what we are seeing.
@@joanlynch5271 Yeah we don’t really know... how have you being feeling with the weather conditions by you ???
I agree. Florida is so sandy and full of sinkholes. I know someone will say that sink holes dont happen there but sinkholes happen anywhere that the ground is soft enough and water gets in. This planet is full of surprises.
The building’s structure was faulty, whether there was a sinkhole involved or not. The 2018 report was pretty damning addressing the pool area and parking garage under the building including the damaged support beams in the garage where repairs kept failing. A former manager of the unit also said the parking garage was flooded in salt water every month during high tide, salt water is extremely damaging to concrete and steel rebar. The building gave out first in exactly the problem areas mentioned in the 2018 report, the poolside and garage..
Omg what a scary and vivid testimony
I hope the state provide these residents, survivors and their families with resources to counselors and therapist..... because many will need it.
Wow she did an awesome job reporting. Thank you and stay safe.