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‘Message in the mess’: Family finds hope as search continues

An earlier report uncovered cracking and spalling of concrete columns, beams and walls. Families of the victims return from visiting the site of the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse in Surfside, Fla., Sunday, June 27, 2021. The building collapsed early Thursday morning trapping more than 150 victims. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald via AP) Families of the victims return from visiting the site of the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse in Surfside, Fla., Sunday, June 27, 2021. The building collapsed early Thursday morning trapping more than 150 victims. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald via AP) An earlier report uncovered cracking and spalling of concrete columns, beams and walls. Families of the victims return from visiting the site of the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse in Surfside, Fla., Sunday, June 27, 2021. The building collapsed early Thursday morning trapping more than 150 victims. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald via AP) Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people were still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) An earlier report uncovered cracking and spalling of concrete columns, beams and walls. Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people were still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Families of the victims return from visiting the site of the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse in Surfside, Fla., Sunday, June 27, 2021. The building collapsed early Thursday morning trapping more than 150 victims. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald via AP) Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people are still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Family members of those missing from Champlain Towers South Condo collapse arrive back at the reunification center after visiting the scene in Surfside, Fla., Sunday, June 27, 2021. Rescuers keep digging through the mound of rubble and clinging to hope that someone could be found alive. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Crews work near a open tunnel, center near the bottom, in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. One hundred fifty-nine people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's collapse. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people were still unaccounted for after Thursday's collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Crews cut through concrete as they work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people are still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. One hundred fifty-nine people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's collapse. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Families of the victims return from visiting the site of the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse in Surfside, Fla., Sunday, June 27, 2021. The building collapsed early Thursday morning trapping more than 150 victims. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald via AP) Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people are still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) A woman on a WaveRunner passes by the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people are still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Crews cut through concrete as they work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people are still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Family members of those missing from Champlain Towers South Condo collapse arrive back at the reunification center after visiting the scene in Surfside, Fla., Sunday, June 27, 2021. Rescuers keep digging through the mound of rubble and clinging to hope that someone could be found alive. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. One hundred fifty-nine people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's collapse. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Families of the victims return from visiting the site of the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse in Surfside, Fla., Sunday, June 27, 2021. The building collapsed early Thursday morning trapping more than 150 victims. (Charles Trainor Jr./Miami Herald via AP) Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people are still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) A woman on a WaveRunner passes by the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Many people are still unaccounted for after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Family members of those missing from Champlain Towers South Condo collapse arrive back at the reunification center after visiting the scene in Surfside, Fla., Sunday, June 27, 2021. Rescuers keep digging through the mound of rubble and clinging to hope that someone could be found alive. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. One hundred fifty-nine people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's collapse. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Crews work near a open tunnel, center near the bottom, in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. One hundred fifty-nine people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's collapse. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo, Sunday, June 27, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. One hundred fifty-nine people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's collapse. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) A young woman prays with tears in her eyes, Saturday, June 26, 2021, during a prayer vigil for the victims and families of the Champlain Towers collapsed building in Surfside, Fla., at the nearby St. Joseph Catholic Church in Miami Beach, Fla. Many people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) People pray, late Saturday, June 26, 2021, during a prayer vigil for the victims and families of the Champlain Towers collapsed building in Surfside, Fla., at the nearby St. Joseph Catholic Church in Miami Beach, Fla. Many people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) A young man prays, late Saturday, June 26, 2021, during a prayer vigil for the victims and families of the Champlain Towers collapsed building in Surfside, Fla., at the nearby St. Joseph Catholic Church in Miami Beach, Fla. Many people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday's fatal collapse. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)