They found under the rubble of the “Champlain Towers” the body of Graciela Ponce de León, aunt of the first lady of Uruguay

The remains of Graciela Ponce de León de Catarossi, second aunt of the first lady of Uruguay, were in the rubble of the collapsed complex “Champlain Towers” in Miami. This Wednesday it was also confirmed that The body of Gino Catarossi, Graciela’s husband, has been found.

Miami Dade Police have confirmed that the body of the former Uruguayan diplomat and her husband was found thanks to the efforts of rescuers on the spot, which have not stopped since the building collapsed on June 24.

The 82-year-old was a first cousin of Lorena Ponce de León’s father, wife of President Luis Lacalle Pou. She was married to Argentinian Gino Catarrossi, with whom she lived in the city of Miami with her daughter and granddaughter.

Mother, daughter and granddaughter died together

The eighth-year-old was the mother of photographer Graciela Cattarossi, Argentina’s first recorded death in the Surfside building tragedy.

Ponce de León de Cattarrossi, 48, was reported missing after a residential building collapsed in the US state of Florida. His remains were found on Friday and identified later on Saturday, as confirmed by the Miami-Dade Police through its official channels.

He lived with his parents and their seven-year-old daughter, Stella., who was also found lifeless under the rubble in the midst of rescue operations.

Cattarossi worked for large graphic media like him New York Times and the Wall Street Journal Magazine, and local magazines Vanity Fair and Travel and leisure, among other publications.

Born February 24, 1973, Graciela had moved to the United States several years ago. According to local information, he lived with his daughter in one of the rooms in apartment 501 at Tours Champlain Sud, in a place he also shared with his parents. I was separated from the baby’s father, Enrique Arango.

Kathryn Rooney Vera, one of Graciela’s friends, described the photojournalist as “hardworking and also a beautiful person who was loved by the whole world “. The two exchanged text messages on Wednesday evening, just hours before the building collapsed.

Foreign Ministry sources confirmed Infobae that Argentines are still missing Andrés Galfrascoli, 44 years; Fabien Nunez, 55; Yes Sofia Galfrascoli Nuñez, 5 years old, daughter of both. Neither were the parents of Cattarossi, Graciela Ponce de León (former diplomat of Uruguayan nationality) and Gino Cattarossi, and his sister Andrea.

Family tragedy

Stella was the third child to be recovered from the remains of the building.. His father, Enrique Arango and her brother, both Miami firefighters, had stood by the building for nine days for a vigil and were there when their colleagues found the girl’s body on Thursday night.

In a scene that transcends borders, Arango himself removes the corpse with his arms and placed a small American flag on it.

Miami City Mayor Francis Suárez illustrated the event: “Miami City Fire Department lost 7-year-old daughter to one of our own firefighters”. And I add: “I am a father of two and have a 7 year old son and the thought of losing him in this way is unimaginable.

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