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UC Student Among 159 Missing After Miami Building Collapse

Ilan Naibryf, a rising fourth-year in the College, and his girlfriend are among the many people who remain unaccounted for as of Friday.
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Baila Yassi Brockman
Rising fourth-year Ilan Naibryf and his girlfriend, Deborah Berezdivin.

Rising UChicago fourth-year Ilan Naibryf is among those reported missing after a building collapsed just north of Miami in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Naibryf’s family members posted on social media on Thursday afternoon asking for information about Naibryf and his girlfriend, Deborah Berezdivin.

“My son and his girlfriend were in the collapsed building on Surfside. They are missing. If you have information or hospital access PLEASE PLEASE contact me,” a post by Naibryf’s mother reads, according to a Facebook post screenshotted by NBC 5 Chicago

Chabad at UChicago held a gathering via Zoom on Thursday afternoon to pray for Naibryf, who is the president of the group’s student board, and the other victims of the collapse.

The cause of the building collapse is yet unknown. At least one person has been found dead, and 159 people remain unaccounted for as of Friday evening.

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Laura Gersony, Grey City editor
Laura Gersony is a fourth-year studying political science and environmental and urban studies. She has written for The Maroon’s longform section, Grey City, since her first year, and she has edited the section since her second year. Her work includes investigations into campus sustainability, disability issues, a mass exodus from Greek life, the end of the world, and Hyde Park's small population of subtropical green parrots. She and a colleague won an Honorable Mention from the Illinois College Press Association for surfacing a pattern of discrimination lawsuits in UChicago’s Facilities Services department. Laura covers energy and the environment for the water news outlet Circle of Blue.
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