Mexico earthquake: Navy official apologizes for report of trapped girl
Source: CNN
By Jason Hanna, Emanuella Grinberg and Kara Fox, CNN
Updated 9:40 AM ET, Fri September 22, 2017
Mexico City (CNN)[Breaking news update, published at 9 a.m. ET]
A Mexican navy official apologized to the public for the confusion over the reports about a young girl trapped in the rubble of a collapsed school in Mexico City after this week's earthquake.
Angel Enrique Sarmiento, deputy secretary of the Mexican navy, told reporters at the site Thursday the initial reports were based on technical reports and the accounts of civilian and Navy rescuers.
[Original story, published at 12:35 a.m. ET]
The search for a 12-year-old thought to be trapped in a Mexico City elementary school ended Thursday with the news that all students have been accounted for. But rescuers will continue their work, as signs suggest that someone may still be alive in the rubble, officials said.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/21/americas/mexico-earthquake/index.html
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