![]() ![]() It is possible that we could see tropical force winds as early as Sunday night in southern Florida. 'We don't know exactly the track it's going to take. 'Tropical storm Elsa has now become Hurricane Elsa and I have ordered our Department of Emergency Management to start preparing a potential state of emergency. They were able to identify a child whose father worked for the City of Miami Fire Department and these are tough days,' he said. Search and rescue teams look for possible survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story condo tower Wednesdayįlorida Governor Ron DeSantis addressed the tragic discovery and also warned of possible dangers to the continuing rescue operation and remaining building by a tropical storm that has now become a category 1 hurricane. We need to be there for them, as they are here for us.' They truly represent the very best in all of us. 'These men and women are paying an enormous human toll every day. It was truly different, different and more difficult for our first responders. 'But last night was completely different. 'It goes without saying that every night since this last Wednesday has been immensely difficult for everybody and particularly the families that have been impacted. 'Tragically one of those victims was the seven-year-old daughter of a City of Miami firefighter,' she said on Friday. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the girl was among two new victims found at the site on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 22, with 126 still unaccounted for. 'This tragedy has haunted so many of us because so many of us know someone who has been in the building or affected by this tragedy … now it is a member of our fire service, our family.' The mayor put a personal note into the tragic discovery, adding: 'I am the father of two children and I have a seven-year-old son and the thought of losing him in this way is unimaginable. 'Our chief is asking that all of you respect the privacy of the immediate family as well as our fire department, which is understandably grieving.' 'She was recovered last night by members of our search and rescue team in Florida Task Force Two. 'The City of Miami Fire Department has lost a seven-year-old daughter of one of our own firefighters,' he said. ‘Dad, his brother, and the other firefighters who dug her out escorted the body through a group of police officers and firefighters.’Īn aerial view of the site during a rescue operation of the Champlain Tower partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida, pictured on ThursdayĪt an emotional briefing near the site Friday, City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez confirmed the discovery of Stella's body. Dad draped his jacket over her and placed a small American flag on the gurney. 'We were able to bring her and then at least give him an opportunity to say his farewells.'Ī rescuer, who wanted to remain anonymous, told WPLG: ‘They brought her down. 'When he was made aware that we were close to where his loved one may have been, then he stood side by side with some of his other fellow firefighters,' Miami Fire Rescue Captain Ignatius Carroll told WPLG. He had been on the site with his brother. Stella's father Enrique Arango - a ten-year veteran of the Miami Fire Rescue department - is a member of the rescue team who found the girl and was present when her body was recovered. Officials said the body of Stella Cattarossi was found Tursday, seven days after the collapse of Champlain South Tower which has left 22 confirmed dead and 126 still missing.įriends posting online said the girl was found sleeping alongside her mother Graciela, although authorities have not confirmed whether the mother's body has been found. Stella's father - a ten-year veteran of the department - was present when the girl's body was recoveredĪ Miami firefighter was present when the body of his seven-year-old daughter was recovered from the rubble of the Surfside condo catastrophe in Florida.
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