Omayra Sánchez
8/28/1972 - 11/16/1985
Virgo
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
After a three-day struggle for life while trapped in a mudslide, an 8-year-old Colombian girl died Monday of a heart attack, exhaustion and hypothermia, hospital officials said.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Volcanic eruption (Nevado del Ruiz volcano)
- Age at Death
- 13 years
- Funeral Location
- The information about the exact location of Omayra Sánchez's funeral is not readily available. However, she was a victim of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano eruption in Colombia in 1985, so it is likely that her funeral was held in Colombia.
- Final Resting Place
- Mocoa Cemetery, Mocoa, Colombia