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A haunting photograph has emerged of a bunk bed precariously perched on the gutted remains of the Florida condo tower — and it was reportedly in the rented penthouse of a Manhattan attorney.

The heartbreaking image caused many to wonder if a child or children had been sleeping in the room when the Champlain Towers South partially collapsed on Thursday, the Miami Herald reported.

However, that now seems unlikely because the bed was part of New York City native Linda March’s furnished unit in the doomed building, according to the news outlet.

March, 58, who is still considered missing, had recently moved to Surfside from the Big Apple alone for a “fresh start.”

“She sent me pictures of the apartment,” her best friend Rochelle Laufer told the Herald. “The place was beautiful, oceanfront, with beautiful views.”


  The heartbreaking image caused many to wonder if a child or children had been sleeping in the room when Champlain Towers South collapsed. AP The heartbreaking image caused many to wonder if a child or children had been sleeping in the room when Champlain Towers South collapsed. AP

Laufer said her friend used the second bedroom as a home office — which would explain the black desk chair seen near the bunk bed in the destroyed apartment, which the attorney rented in March.

One friend said Linda March’s only gripe about Champlain Towers South was the noise. Dawn Falco via AP
Linda March had recently moved to Surfside from New York City for a “fresh start.” Twitter

Images of the two-bedroom Penthouse 4 still appeared on rental site Apartments.com Wednesday morning, including an image of the bunk bed.

“Amazing waterfront views from this two bedroom penthouse,” reads the old listing, which says the apartment is “no longer available.”

Laufer said her friend’s only gripe about Champlain Towers South was the noise.

“The one thing she complained about was the construction. It started at 8 in the morning and kept going all day,” she told the paper.

The building was undergoing extensive renovations and repairs leading up to its 40-year recertification at the time of the tragedy.

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Linda March's apartment showing the bedroom with bunk beds.
Linda March’s used the room with a bunk bed as a home office.Apartments.com
Images of the two-bedroom Penthouse 4 still appeared on rental site Apartments.com.
Images of the two-bedroom Penthouse 4 still appeared on rental site Apartments.com.Apartments.com
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The heartbreaking image caused many to wonder if a child or children had been in the apartment.
The heartbreaking image caused many to wonder if a child or children had been in the apartment.Apartments.com
The building was undergoing extensive renovations at the time of the collapse.
The building was undergoing extensive renovations at the time of the collapse.Apartments.com
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