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Brooklyn Tragedy: Youngest Victim Remembered as 'Daddy's Girl'
14 Nov
Summary
- A 9-year-old girl was the youngest victim of the Brooklyn building collapse.
- Teachers remember her as a 'bright,' 'courageous,' and 'sweet' student.
- She was happiest riding on her late father's electric scooter.
A tragic building collapse in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood on November 11 resulted in the deaths of eight people, including 9-year-old Nikol Daniela Salvada Rodriguez, the youngest victim. Nikol, a third grader at Success Academy, is remembered by her teachers as a bright, sweet, and courageous student who left a profound impact on her classmates.
Teachers described Nikol as a quiet girl who spoke with confidence when she knew the answer. She loved to draw, read, and dance. Educators found it incredibly difficult to inform her classmates about her death, as the students were heartbroken by the loss of their peer with whom they had shared months of learning and play.
Nikol was particularly known as a "daddy's girl," with teachers recalling her immense happiness when her father, Juan Daniel Salvada Guzman, would pick her up from school on his electric scooter. She found her greatest joy riding on this scooter with him. Teachers find solace in the belief that they are together, as her father also perished in the collapse.
The collapse at 1321 Flatbush Ave. also claimed the lives of her father, Juan Daniel Salvada Guzman, 31, and her cousin, 10-year-old Kevin Santiago Reyes Gonzalez. Investigations into the cause of the ongoing tragedy are continuing.
