Bad Reichenhall, Germany ? Rescue workers early today recovered the body of a woman believed to be the last person missing in the ruins of a skating rink in this Bavarian resort town, bringing the number of dead to 15.

Three days after the roof collapsed on people enjoying their Christmas break, the body a 40-year-old woman was pulled from the twisted, snow-covered skeleton of steel and wooden beams, fire official Rudi Zeif said.

Rescue teams with search dogs and heavy equipment worked through the night Wednesday to remove debris from the surface of the ice rink before finding the woman.

Earlier Wednesday, somber rescuers recovered the bodies of three children, all of whom authorities said appeared to have been killed upon impact of the roof, which gave way under the weight of accumulated heavy, wet snow.

One of the three was identified by police as a girl from Uzbekistan who had been living in the town. All the other victims were local residents. The children’s ages were not released.

Hope for another miracle – like the rescue of a 5-year-old girl with only minor injuries the day of the accident – had dwindled by the time teams reached the three bodies.