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You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Wearing a mask with a picture of her son, Irene Wimberly, mother of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly who was killed when the building collapsed, is comforted by her sister Clarissa brown, during a visit to the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site in New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Irene Wimberly, mother of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly who was killed when the building collapsed, is comforted by her sister Clarissa brown, during a visit to the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site in New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Irene Wimberly, the mother of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly, turns around as workers clears debris so they can retrieve Quinn's remains at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Workers remove debris to clear a path so the fire department can collect the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Workers remove debris to clear a path so the fire department can collect the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Family of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly watch as workers remove debris to collect the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Workers remove debris to clear a path so the fire department can collect the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Nita Bailey describes her cousin Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly as workers crew rubble to retrieve his remains at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Workers remove debris to clear a path so the fire department can collect the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Workers remove debris to clear a path so the New Orleans fire department can safely recover the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers.&nbsp;(Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Irene Wimberly, mother of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly who was killed when the building collapsed, kisses a poster that hangs on a fence surrounding the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Construction workers remove rubble from the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site as they get closer to removing the body of worker Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Construction workers remove rubble from the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site as they get closer to removing the body of worker Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Construction workers remove rubble from the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site as they get closer to removing the body of worker Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Wearing a mask with a picture of her son, Irene Wimberly, mother of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly who was killed when the building collapsed, is comforted by her sister Clarissa brown, during a visit to the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site in New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Irene Wimberly, mother of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly who was killed when the building collapsed, is comforted by her sister Clarissa brown, during a visit to the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site in New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Irene Wimberly, the mother of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly, turns around as workers clears debris so they can retrieve Quinn's remains at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Workers remove debris to clear a path so the fire department can collect the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Workers remove debris to clear a path so the fire department can collect the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Family of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly watch as workers remove debris to collect the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Workers remove debris to clear a path so the fire department can collect the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Nita Bailey describes her cousin Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly as workers crew rubble to retrieve his remains at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Workers remove debris to clear a path so the fire department can collect the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October and killed three people.Workers remove debris to clear a path so the New Orleans fire department can safely recover the remains of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly at the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers.&nbsp;(Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Irene Wimberly, mother of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly who was killed when the building collapsed, kisses a poster that hangs on a fence surrounding the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Construction workers remove rubble from the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site as they get closer to removing the body of worker Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Construction workers remove rubble from the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site as they get closer to removing the body of worker Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Construction workers remove rubble from the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site as they get closer to removing the body of worker Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Family members of Quinnyon Wimberly said late Friday that authorities have assured them his remains will be removed at last from the wreckage of the partially collapsed Hard Rock hotel in downtown New Orleans on Saturday.Wimberly, 36, was one of three construction workers who were killed in the Oct. 12 collapse. His remains and those of another worker have been trapped since then in the concrete-and-steel carcass of the failed 18-story hotel above Canal and North Rampart streets.His older brother, Frank Wimberly, said near the demolition site that city officials told them New Orleans Fire Department personnel would ascend by crane for the physical removal of Wimberly’s remains, which had been shielded behind a series of tarps.A remote-controlled jackhammer attached to a generator sat on a platform hanging from a crane on Friday, chipping away at dangling concrete near the spot on the 11th floor where his remains were.The biggest stories in business, delivered to you every day. Sign up today.The area was all but cleared for the removal, Frank Wimberly said, but crews wanted to be fresh for an extraction expected to take hours.Crews have not yet reached the area where they expect to find the remains of 63-year-old Jose Ponce Arreola, on the 8th floor toward Canal Street.The body of the third worker killed in the catastrophic collapse, Anthony Magrette, was recovered on the 7th floor a day after the collapse.The exposure of Wimberly’s legs above the street in January, after a tarp that was covering it had blown off, ignited citywide outrage and criticism over delays in taking down the failed structure.A few weeks ago, weather and equipment issues had again delayed the planned extraction of the workers' remains.&nbsp;Irene Wimberly, 68, said she's looking forward to bringing her son home at last. His remains will go to the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office before being released to the family. She said their plan is to cremate them.© Copyright 2022 , 840 St. Charles Avenue New Orleans, LA&nbsp;| &nbsp;|Powered by from .

You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.Wearing a mask with a picture of her son, Irene Wimberly, mother of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly who was killed when the building collapsed, is comforted by her sister Clarissa brown, during a visit to the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel site in New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. The construction site collapsed last October killing three workers. (Photo by David Grunfeld, , The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate)Irene Wimberly, mother of Quinnyon "Quinn" Wimberly who was killed when the building collapsed, is...

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