A woman was pulled out of the rubble alive on Wednesday, nearly 24 hours after after a hotel in western Germany partially collapsed killing two people.
A spokesman for the fire brigade said that the last survivor trapped in the building was extracted amid applause in the town of Kröv, on the Moselle River in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Rescue workers had been in contact with the woman and had been hopeful they would be able to extract her before the end of the day.
The tragedy occurred late on Tuesday evening when one floor of the multi-storey hotel collapsed with 14 people inside.
Two people were killed. One was a woman born in 1961, whose body was found later in the afternoon on Wednesday. The other victim was a man.
Five were able to escape the site immediately, but seven people were trapped in the building overnight, all of whom were rescued over the course of Wednesday.
Among those rescued were a 2-year-old boy, his mother and his father, who suffered severe injuries.
Pictures from the scene show parts of the building had collapsed, with concrete debris on the ground.
Public broadcaster SWR reported that the fire brigade was initially unable to enter the building due to the risk of further collapse. Neighbouring buildings were also evacuated.
Investigations were under way to establish why the hotel collapsed. Local authorities said the structure of the building probably dates back to the 17th century, while construction work was also being done on the hotel on Tuesday.
