The family of the 7-year-old girl who was in critical condition after a barge slammed into a sailboat carrying summer campers is recovering surrounded by loved ones, her family said in a statement Monday.
Calena Areyan Gruber was released from Jackson Memorial Hospital, her parents Karina Gruber Moreno and Enrique Areyan Viqueira said. The Coast Guard said the girl was rushed to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson in critical condition after last Monday’s crash, which led to the death of three young girls.
“We are deeply moved and incredibly grateful for the outpouring of prayers and kindness we have received from the community,” the family said in the statement. “We now respectfully ask for privacy as we focus on healing and processing this difficult situation.”…