Police say two more bodies were recovered Wednesday from the wreckage of a building in Old Montreal that was destroyed by fire last week, bringing the total number of confirmed victims to four.
A Montreal police spokesman said the bodies of the third and fourth victims have been turned over to a pathologist for identification as the search for others continues.
Authorities have said identities of victims will only be released after confirmation from two separate methods, including a DNA test or dental records. Police did not provide further details about the second victim pending identification by the coroner's office and out of respect for families, Shane said. Investigators, he added, have not ruled out the possibility there could be more than five people missing.
An Wu, 31, a neuroscientist doing post-doctoral work at the University of California San Diego who was in Montreal for a conference, has also been reported missing by friends.
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