Missing ironworkers presumed dead after Philadelphia garage collapse

Kaitlyn McCormick, USA TODAYFri, April 10, 2026 at 2:08 AM UTC

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Missing ironworkers presumed dead after Philadelphia garage collapse

The missing ironworkers in a construction collapse in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon are now presumed dead, the city's Mayor said Thursday evening.

That brings the death toll to three.

Here's what we know about the victims so far.

Who are the Grays Ferry collapse victims?

According to officials, one victim of the Grays Ferry parking garage collapse was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where they were pronounced dead shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 8.

Two other people were treated and released, but two more remained unaccounted for more than 24 hours after the seven stories of concrete flooring collapsed onto each other inside a parking garage stairwell.

In a news conference Thursday night at the accident scene, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said crews now consider the two missing workers dead. Trained dogs had investigated the rubble but found no signs of life, she explained.

All three victims were union ironworkers, Parker said Thursday.

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"We stand with every member of the Philadelphia building trades tonight, under the leadership of Ryan Boyer, Business Manager for the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council, and especially with Ironworkers Local 401," the mayor had said in a statement shortly after the incident.

No information has been released about the victims beyond their connection to the ironworkers union.

A woman who answered the phone line for the union Thursday afternoon confirmed that the workers involved were members, however the union had yet to deliver any sort of statement.

"To protect the privacy of the families and the other [union] members that were on site, we don't have a comment at this time," she said.

Contributing, Isabel Hughes Delaware News Journal

Kaitlyn McCormick is a Philadelphia-based reporter writing all things trending, breaking and city-related for USA TODAY's Philadelphia Metro Connect Team.

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