The family history of Stella Cattarossi, the 7-year-old girl who died in the landslide in Miami

The news that they found the body of Stella Cattarossi, the 7-year-old girl, daughter of an Argentinian and a rescue firefighter, generated a deep pain that causes this tragedy of the collapse of a building in Miami.

The daughter was the daughter of Graciela Cattarossi and of Enrique Arango, a Miami firefighter who at the time of the discovery was in the “zero zone” support the rescue work, even if he was not doing any excavation.

Family Cattarossi lived in apartment 501, at Champlain Tours South. There the girl and her mother lived with the woman’s parents, Graciela Ponce de León -resident of Uruguay- and Gino Cattarossi. At the time of the accident, the ministry also shared the Stella’s aunt, Andrea Cattarossi, who was visiting Miami, lived in Argentina and had three children.

Collapse in Miami: the girl found in the rubble by her firefighter father is the daughter of an Argentinian

the The girl’s body was found on Thursday evening. Her father, a 10-year veteran of the Miami Fire Department, was in the area working with his colleagues, although he was not designated for rescue duties, still hoping to find his daughter alive, according to the report. . Miami Herald. However, unfortunately, this did not happen. Enrique Arango was with his brother near the collapse when they found his daughter’s body. He went to the place, covered the body with his jacket, placed a small American flag on it and pulled it out of the area.

“I can tell you that he was the one who brought it down from the rubble. They were all there with him. It is a very difficult time, as you can imagine. She is a 7 year old girl. All of us, his team and ours, were there when he dropped his daughter, ”the Miami-Dade firefighter and search and rescue team member said of the dramatic scene. Marguerite Castro. The Florida Task Force 2 team escorted him and a group of police and firefighters lined the road, media reported. Miami “Local 10”.

In that sense, Miami Fire Captain Ignatius Carroll said: “When he realized we were near where his loved one could have been, he stood next to some of his others. fellow firefighters. We were able to bring her in and at least give her a chance to say goodbye. “

Graciela, 48, lived with Stella and her grandparents – Graciela and Gino – in Champlain Towers South. Officer Arango did not live with them in the condominium tower since he was separated from Graciela. Andrea Cattarossi, Stella’s aunt, is the architect of Pilar and had traveled to visit her. There is no news of Stella’s relatives yet.

Interviewed by Miami HeraldKathryn Rooney Vera, an acquaintance of the family, has revealed the last moments she maintained contact with the family before the tragic collapse. She said Graciela was a dedicated mother whose dedication to her daughter “is second to none.” He also described her as a hardworking woman and as a “beautiful person loved by all”.

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Cattarossi, who worked as a photographer, and her friend exchanged a few messages on Wednesday night, hours before the collapse. Graciela had a photoshoot with Vera a few years ago for her fourth pregnancy. She had given him these photos to celebrate that her friend was pregnant again: “When I was pregnant with what we thought was my last child, she took several photos of me and gave them to me to commemorate the process. was super horny. to me she was very generous, a down to earth person who worked hard for everything she had, she was happy to hear that she was pregnant again. We are very devastated by what happened. “

“I was in very good shape, played tennis and worked hard to raise daughter in a holistic and healthy way. He shared our values ​​and stressed the importance of the fight for freedom. He loved the essence of America“said her friend.

Graciela Cattarossi has worked as a photographer for important graphic media such as New York Times and Wall Street Journal Magazine. Also for magazines such as Conde Nast Traveler and Vanity Fair and other tourism, gardening, home and cooking, in this case for the publication Martha Stewart Living, by the famous American TV presenter Martha stewart. He also produced advertising photographs for the Four Seasons and Fasano hotels, and for the Bank of America

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