Updated: 18:14 ET, Jul 2 2021
A MIAMI firefighter found the body of his own daughter while assisting in the search-and-rescue efforts at the site of a collapsed condo building on Thursday night.
The girl, identified by family members as seven-year-old Stella Cattarossi, was pulled from the rubble in Surfside while her father was helping to sift through the wreckage, Local 10 reported.
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Stella's dad, her uncle, and other rescuers who helped recover her body then escorted the girl's remains through a group of first respondersCredit: Facebook
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The tragic discovery came after rescue efforts resumed after a 15 hour hiatusCredit: AP
The distraught father wrapped his daughter's body in his jacket and placed a small American flag on the gurney Stella was being carried out on, a witness said.