4 victims of FIU bridge collapse identified by police

PHOTO: Members of the National Transportation Safety Board investigate the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed on March 15, near Florida International University in Miami, March 16, 2018.PlayJoe Raedle/Getty Images
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Authorities Saturday released the names of four people who died from the collapse of a newly installed pedestrian bridge in Miami.

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Three victims -- Rolando Fraga Hernandez, Oswald Gonzalez and Alberto Arias -- were found Saturday morning after crews removed two cars from the rubble left at the scene, Miami-Dade police said today.

The fourth identified victim, Navarro Brown, died at a hospital, police said.

Fraga Hernandez's nephew, Jorge Fraga, had told ABC News early Saturday that he was holding out hope.

"I’m hoping. This morning I called a few hospitals around -- nothing. But I’m trying not to think he isn’t there," Fraga said.

PHOTO: Rolando Fraga Hernandez is pictured in this undated family photo.Courtesy Jorge Fraga
Rolando Fraga Hernandez is pictured in this undated family photo.

PHOTO: Crushed cars are shown under a section of a collapsed pedestrian bridge, March 16, 2018 near Florida International University in Miami.Wilfredo Lee/AP
Crushed cars are shown under a section of a collapsed pedestrian bridge, March 16, 2018 near Florida International University in Miami.

PHOTO: Workers, law enforcement and members of the National Transportation Safety Board investigate the scene, March 16, 2018, where a pedestrian bridge collapsed on March 15 a few days after it was built, in Miami.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Workers, law enforcement and members of the National Transportation Safety Board investigate the scene, March 16, 2018, where a pedestrian bridge collapsed on March 15 a few days after it was built, in Miami.

Authorities said at a press conference late Saturday the six people who died from Thursday's bridge collapse near Florida International University were recovered and they did not expect to find any other victims. Miami-Dade police director Juan Perez said the final two victims were recovered Saturday afternoon.

Authorities had previously said the death toll might increase as crews worked to remove more cars trapped under the rubble.

"The biggest tonnage carried today was of the families who lost someone," Perez said.

PHOTO: NTSB examine the debris from Thursdays collapse of a bridge on FIUs campus, March 16, 2018 in Miami.Chris ONeil/NTSB
NTSB examine the debris from Thursday's collapse of a bridge on FIU's campus, March 16, 2018 in Miami.

PHOTO: NTSB examine the debris from Thursdays collapse of a bridge on FIUs campus, March 16, 2018 in Miami.Chris ONeil/NTSB
NTSB examine the debris from Thursday's collapse of a bridge on FIU's campus, March 16, 2018 in Miami.

A total of eight cars were trapped under the bridge after it crumbled, including six that were "significantly entangled," authorities said. Two of those heavily trapped cars were removed Saturday morning and two more were removed later in the day, officials said.

Maurice Kemp, deputy mayor of Miami-Dade County, said the primary goal was to remove all victims and cars in a "dignified and respectful manner."

He said crews worked through the night to remove the two cars this morning and will continue the effort until all victims and cars are recovered.

PHOTO: Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personnel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed at Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami.Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department personnel and other rescue units work at the scene where a pedestrian bridge collapsed at Florida International University on March 15, 2018 in Miami.

PHOTO: A pedestrian bridge collapsed on the Florida International University campus in Miami, March 15, 2018. Cristobal Herrera/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
A pedestrian bridge collapsed on the Florida International University campus in Miami, March 15, 2018.

FIU had touted the pedestrian bridge as one of the first of its kind, tweeting that it swung into place March 10.

The cause of the collapse remains under investigation.

PHOTO: This photo provided by DroneBase shows the collapsed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami, March 15, 2018. DroneBase via AP
This photo provided by DroneBase shows the collapsed pedestrian bridge at Florida International University in Miami, March 15, 2018.

ABC News' Victor Oquendo and Whitney Lloyd contributed to this report.

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