Girl's 15 Days in Haiti Rubble Raises Survival Questions
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Haiti Earthquake: Teen Pulled From Rubble Extraordinary Case, Pushes Limits of Endurance
January 30, 2010 (ABC News)
Haiti's government called off search-and-rescue efforts four days earlier, yet rescuers found a Haitian teenager alive Wednesday, surviving against all odds after being trapped in the rubble for 15 days.
Sixteen-year-old Darlene Etienne had apparently been taking a shower when the earthquake struck and brought down rubble on top of her. When rescuers found her, she was weak, but very much alive.
"We were very surprised," Colonel Claude Fuilla, head doctor of the French Civil Protection team, told ABC News. "I was at our [headquarters] when a Haitian man walked in and said 'come quickly, we've found a young girl alive in the rubble.'"
