Aug 19, 2007 2:40 pm US/Eastern
Experts ID Remains Found At Minn. Bridge Site
MINNEAPOLIS (CBS) ―
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Bad weather on Aug. 18, 2007, hampered recovery efforts at the site of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. (File)
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office
The body of a man missing since an interstate bridge collapsed into the Mississippi River was recovered early Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll to 12, authorities said.
The Hennepin County medical examiner's office identified the remains as Scott Sathers, 30, of Maple Grove.
Sathers worked in enrollment services at Capella University and was on his way home from work, using his usual route, when the Interstate 35W bridge crumpled amid evening rush hour traffic on Aug. 1.
Divers continued to search for the last person on the list of missing, Greg Jolstad, 45, of Mora.
A vehicle also was pulled from the rubble on Sunday. Bad weather on Saturday had hampered recovery efforts at the site.
Last week, state transportation officials said they wanted to build a replacement bridge by 2008, and several contractors have said they think it can be done on time.
But on Wednesday, lawmakers and others questioned the fast-track plans for the bridge, expressing doubts it will be a quick solution to the increased traffic that has clogged city streets since the collapse.
The replacement plans call for a 10-lane bridge, two lanes wider than the original bridge. Transportation officials said the $250 million in federal emergency aid limits them to replacing the existing structure, and other add-ons could delay the project by months or years.
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