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The touching story of the mother who escaped with her 18-day-old baby from the ruins of the earthquake in Venezuela: I touched her nose if she was breathing

2026-06-29 13:26:24Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The touching story of the mother who escaped with her 18-day-old baby from the

A mother who was pulled alive from the rubble of her apartment with her 18-day-old baby has told of the dramatic moments she experienced after the devastating earthquake in Venezuela. Dayana Patino says it was her son, Juan David, who gave her the strength to survive.

"As long as he was alive, I would live too. Every now and then I would touch his nose to make sure he was still breathing," she told the BBC.

Footage of the rescue operation has been shared around the world, while baby Juan David has become a symbol of hope in Venezuela, which was hit by two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday. The death toll has reached at least 1,450 people, while tens of thousands are still missing.

The country's interim president has called the tragedy "the most brutal natural disaster in the history of Venezuela." Search and rescue teams continue to work, although hopes of finding more survivors are fading by the hour.

Dayana said she was in her eighth-floor apartment in the coastal region of La Guaira, washing dishes, when the earthquake struck. She immediately ran to her baby, thinking it was just a slight shaking.

"I felt like I was flying. Then I felt like I was sinking into water and mud. I ended up in a hole in the rubble. I don't know how the baby didn't fall out of my hands as I crashed into the furniture," she recalls.

Trapped under the concrete, with her left leg trapped and unable to move, Dayana decided to conserve her energy.

"I realized that no one could hear me. I decided to scream only when I heard voices or footsteps near me," she said.

In the darkness, she found a Bible beneath her, which gave her hope to continue the battle for life.

"That's where my journey to survival began," she said.

Hope returned to reality when she heard her brother calling her name.

“I told myself it was my only chance. I shouted with all my might: 'I'm here!' He said to me: 'I found you and I promise I won't leave until I get you out of here.'”

The promise was kept. After a complicated rescue operation, Dayana and the baby were pulled alive from the rubble on Thursday evening.

From the earthquake, Dayana suffered damage to both legs, while Juan David escaped with minor injuries.

Her husband, Gerson, had arrived near the apartment just moments before the earthquake struck and managed to escape by climbing over a fence. When he saw the collapsed building, he thought he had lost his wife and son.

"It was a miracle. I thought they were dead. When I saw my son, I felt like I was born again. I couldn't believe it. It was like my life came back to me," he said.

Today, the family has lost their home and almost all of their personal belongings, while their dog remains missing. However, they are determined to start over.

"We lost almost everything, but we are alive. We will rebuild everything we have lost," Gerson promised.


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