Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Rescued Colombian Earthquake Survivor Dies of Injuries After Rescue
A very strong earthquake shook Colombia.
A woman named Daniela Largo got stuck under the broken buildings.
Rescue workers looked for her and pulled her out after almost 37 hours.
Everyone clapped and cheered because she was safe.
She became a symbol of hope for the people of Colombia.
Sadly, she was hurt very badly and died on Friday.
She leaves behind a 12-year-old son.
At least 294 people have died and almost 4,000 were hurt in the earthquake.
Rescuers are still looking for at least 320 people who are missing.
Daniela's mother said she just wants all of this to be over quickly.
Daniela Largo, 32, died Friday from injuries sustained after being trapped nearly 37 hours under rubble in Colombia's earthquake.
She was pulled from debris Tuesday in Pereira, greeted with applause and hailed as a symbol of hope for a nation reeling from the disaster.
The Monday earthquake has killed at least 294 people and injured nearly 4,000, according to authorities.
Rescuers are still searching for at least 320 people who remain unaccounted for, according to disaster management agency data.
Largo leaves behind a 12-year-old son; her mother Sandra Milena Perez told AFP, 'I just want this all to be over quickly.'
- Who
- Daniela Largo, a 32-year-old Colombian woman, her mother Sandra Milena Perez, and rescue workers
- What
- Largo died of her injuries after being rescued from under earthquake rubble, where she had been trapped for nearly 37 hours
- When
- The earthquake struck Monday; Largo was rescued Tuesday and died Friday; her family spoke to AFP on Saturday
- Where
- Pereira, Colombia
- Why
- She died of injuries suffered while trapped under the rubble of the strong earthquake
- Victim
- Daniela Largo, 32
- Time trapped
- Nearly 37 hours
- Rescue location
- Pereira, Colombia
- Date of death
- Friday, three days after her Tuesday rescue
- Surviving family
- 12-year-old son
- Earthquake death toll
- At least 294 people
- People injured
- Nearly 4,000
- People unaccounted for
- At least 320