Cat Who Lived On The 9th Floor Of The Condo That Collapsed Found Alive
Miami, Florida. It was around 1:25 in the morning on June 24th when a portion of the Champlain Towers South Condominium collapsed in the town of Surfside.
Since then, 86 people have been confirmed dead in the collapse. 19 hours ago, the Miami-Dade Police Department shared the names of the latest 10 victims who have been recovered.
26-year-old Nicole Langesfield, 55-year-old Miguel Pazos, 60-year-old Richard Rovirosa, 60-year-old Oresme Gil Guerra, 64-year-old Elena Blasser, 70-year-old Ana Mora, 76-year-old Marina Restrepo Azen, and 87-year-old Elena Chavez were identified yesterday.
Additionally, a 5-year-old and 44-year-old were also identified, but their families requested their names not be shared with the public.
Amid so much devastation there is a small bright spot; this Friday, a cat who lived on the 9th floor of the Champlain Towers South Condominium was discovered alive.
“After 16 long and extremely difficult days…I’m happy to be able to share a small piece of good news,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said in a press conference.
“Binx, a cat living on the ninth floor of Champlain Towers South, was recently found near the site. And a few hours ago he was reunited with his family.”
Facebook; pictured above is Binx
“Thank you from the bottom of my heart and all of us, who are so happy to have played a role in returning Binx with his family.”
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“I’m glad that this small miracle could bring some light into the lives of a hurting family today and provide a bright spot for our whole community in the midst of this terrible tragedy.”
An animal shelter called The Kitty Campus has been sharing photos of pets missing after the condo collapse, and one photo, in particular, caught someone’s eye; a photo of a black cat.
“Late Thursday evening, Officer Mary with MBAA reached out to us and told us that FEMA had a kitty that they believed to be Binx missing from #904. She asked if we could go pick it up and keep it safe and help identify it,” The Kitty Campus said in a Facebook post.
One of their volunteers went to pick up the cat, and it turned out that this cat was Binx.
“As you all now know, the positive ID was made and the cat was returned to the family who had already lost so much,” they continued.
The Kitty Campus then said more missing pets might still be alive and found as well.
“We remind you the pets missing from this building could still be out there… we must keep looking and helping these families however we can.”
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