A four-year-old girl was rescued this Saturday alive and with only a few scratches after being trapped for more than 15 hours under the rubble of her home, buried by a hillside collapse in the Brazilian city of Petropolis, in the mountainous region of Rio. de Janeiro, was saved not only thanks to the sensitivity of the tracker dog who discovered him or the heroic perseverance of the firefighters, who dug with their own hands and did not cause a new collapse, but mainly thanks to the courage and love of his father. . He used his body to protect little Ayla from collapse. He died in his final gesture of selflessness, but his sacrifice saved his daughter’s life, just as he wanted.
Family members of Douglas José da Silva Souza said after the tragedy that he was 25 years old and realized that the house was about to collapse and be buried under tons of dirt, rocks and trees that had fallen from the mountain where Alto da Independencia is located. The area is located, he thought and acted quickly to save at least his daughter. He sat in the living room, in a chair, and, realizing the tragedy, grabbed Ayla and hugged her tightly to him, protecting her with his body.
When rescuers finally reached the point in the mountain of debris Saturday morning where the father and daughter were located and where three other family members had died, Douglas remained in the same position, sitting in the chair with his daughter. below him., in a small room where she survived all this time thanks to the sacrifice of her young father.
The young man, family members and rescuers who witnessed the moving scene believe he must have survived the house being dragged and buried down the hillside, using his body and chair as barriers while he had the strength to he did not let the girl escape. damaged by debris. With a gigantic effort, Douglas managed to make the avalanche stop behind him without hitting Aela, and he must have endured this for so long that when he finally lost consciousness, the ground above them had already stabilized and did not intrude into the space where the girl was.
Author: Domingos Grilo Serrinha This correspondent in Brazil
Source: CM Jornal
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