Since the magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck just off the Chilean coast early Saturday morning, news outlets have presented stories on every angle of this tragedy, which has claimed the lives of at least 700 people and has displaced some 2 million more, according to the latest estimates.
Among the stories is a miraculous one that started on the 13th floor (ironically) of a 15-story apartment building in Concepción, roughly 70 miles from the quake's epicenter.
According to a report from the Associated Press, as the building began to collapse around them, a father held his daughter tight through a frightful descent all the way to the ground.
Not only did the pair survive the drop, but both apartment residents managed to leave the scene with nothing more than minor cuts and bruises.
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(Photo part of the public domain, courtesy of the CIA World Fact Book / Wikimedia Commons)
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