Just 16 hours after she was declared dead, an 8-month-old stunned mourners by clutching the fingers of a grieving family member who reached into the tiny white coffin to gently touch the baby girl one last time.
On the morning of October 19, 2024, Cristiano Santos and Katia Moreira were launched into every parent’s worst nightmare when they found their 8-month-old daughter, Kiara, unresponsive. Desperate to save their baby girl, the couple rushed her to Faustino Riscarolli Hospital in Correia Pinto, a quiet town in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
