Mother of Florida police chief confirmed as Surfside victim

FLORIDA (Foxnews): Hilda Noriega, the mother of nearby North Bay Village Police Chief Carlos Noriega, has been confirmed to have died in the Champlain Towers South condo building collapse.

“The Noreiga family was notified last evening of the recovery and positive identification of his mother from the Champlain Towers South catastrophic scene,” the family said in a statement early Wednesday.

“The Noreigas have lost the ‘heart and soul’ and ‘matriarch’ of their family, but will get through this time by embracing the unconditional love Hilda was known for,” the statement added.