Search crews dig through quake rubble as relief mission takes shape

By doris | Published: January 17, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) — Undeterred by darkness, a rescue crew patiently chipped away at concrete and debris early Sunday morning to try and reach a woman who sent a text message that she was buried beneath the ruins of a collapsed bank.

The team with the Los Angeles County Search and Rescue had been looking for the woman since Saturday afternoon when a text arrived: “I’m OK but help me, I can’t take it anymore.”

Hours ticked by with no sign that the woman may still be alive. Rescue crews hadn’t seen or heard anything with high-tech cameras and listening devices.

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