5 years after the Surfside condo collapse, a surviving family struggles to move on

NPR | By Debbie Elliott

Published June 28, 2026 at 7:55 AM EDT

The Gonzalez family is struggling to rebuild and recover from debilitating injuries five years after the deadly collapse of a beachfront building in the Miami Beach town of Surfside, Fla.

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