A Bergenfield family and church community are mourning the loss of Magnolia Garcia Lugo, who relatives and church leaders say died while trying to save one of her daughters during a powerful earthquake that caused widespread destruction in Colombia.
In a family photo, Lugo is shown surrounded by her three daughters. According to family members and church leaders, she escaped as her home collapsed but ran back inside to save her daughter Natalia. A wall then fell on top of her.
“My dad found out immediately after the rumble. They called him and told him they were both under everything, and they couldn’t find Magnolia and that Natalia was still MIA when they called us,” said Ana Castro, media lead at Mercy Church of God…