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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) -- Searchers found two more bodies Thursday in the wreckage of the collapsed Mississippi River bridge, bringing the death toll to seven.

Investigators stand on the collapsed Interstate 35W bridge wreckage Thursday.
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As many as six people are still missing, authorities said.
Crews have been searching the site for the past week since the August 1 collapse.
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office found the sixth body shortly after noon.
The latest victim wasn't immediately identified.
As the recovery operation continued, so did the investigation.
On Wednesday, investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board said they had found design flaws in gusset plates, which helped tie the bridge's steel beams together. See a diagram of the bridge's structure »
J. Richard Capka, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, said the agency would quickly advise transportation agencies around the country of steps they should take if a systemic problem with gusset plates is found. He said no such advisory was in the works yet.
"Gusset plates have been around a long time, and they've been a reliable feature, and we have no indication that they've ever been part of a suspect bridge problem or a bridge failure before," Capka said Thursday.
"They have not concluded that they've discovered anything specific that might have contributed to the collapse," he added.
Officials of the Minnesota Department of Transportation wouldn't comment on the significance of the gussets in the bridge's collapse.

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