Rescued Colombian Earthquake Survivor Passes Dies 37 Hours Under Rubble: Report
Daniela Largo died after being rescued from earthquake rubble, as the disaster killed at least 294 people and left nearly 4,000 injured, authorities said.
- Colombian woman Daniela Largo died on Aug 14, succumbing to injuries sustained after being trapped for 37 hours under earthquake rubble in Pereira. She had been rescued on Aug 11 following the Aug 10 disaster.
- The August 10 earthquake in Colombia killed at least 294 people and injured nearly 4,000, according to authorities. Rescuers continue searching for over 320 missing individuals using heavy machinery in the most affected areas.
- Rescuers pulled Largo from debris on Aug 11 to applause and prayers. However, she suffered cardiorespiratory arrest while being loaded into an ambulance and required resuscitation for nearly 20 minutes before transport to the ICU.
- Her mother, Martha, and stepmother, Sandra Milena Perez, maintained a vigil at the hospital during Largo's final days. She leaves behind a 12-year-old son who had been expecting her return to celebrate his birthday.
- Largo had become a symbol of hope for Colombia after her dramatic rescue. Search efforts persist in affected areas, where families continue to await news of over 320 missing relatives.
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Daniela Largo, one of the people rescued alive after staying about 36 hours under the rubble of a building collapsed in the city of Pereira due to the earthquake that shook Colombia last Monday, has died this Saturday after staying several days in an intensive care unit. The 32-year-old woman was located on the night of Tuesday, August 11, and the emergency teams worked for about ten hours to make way to her, for which they crossed four concrete…
Daniela Largo, 32, at the time when she was rescued from rubble caused by the earthquake in Colombia on Tuesday (11). Juan David Duque/Reuters Daniela Largo, the woman who was almost 37 hours trapped under the rubble of the earthquake in Colombia, died on Friday night (14) in a hospital. Family members confirmed the information to AFP on Saturday (15). Largo was 32 years old and was removed from the rubble on a stretcher, in Pereira, on Tuesday …
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Daniela Largo had spent 37 hours under the rubble after the violent earthquake that hit Colombia on Tuesday.
The woman who spent nearly 37 hours trapped under the rubble after the Columbia earthquake, after which she was rescued, a case that became a symbol of hope in Columbia, died Friday night in a hospital, told her family for AFP.
Daniela Largo, a woman rescued after staying about 36 hours under the rubble of a building collapsed in Pereira by the earthquake that shook Colombia last Monday, died this Saturday after staying several days in an intensive care unit.
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