Armero, Buried Alive

Carol Guzy

Miami Herald

Workers try to rescue 13-year-old Omayra Sanchez from the mud and water she was buried in up to her neck. They battled to free her from collapsed concrete and the grip of an aunt who had drowned embracing the girl. The rescue effort failed, however, and after being trapped for 59 hours, Omayra died.

Carol Guzy, "Armero, Buried Alive," in POYi Archive, Item #13684, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/13684 (accessed November 24, 2024).