Updated August 14, 2026 at 9:38 a.m. Colombia time
El Espectador reported at 10:11:30 p.m. on August 13 that Isabella Saavedra Caicedo had been found dead in the rubble of the María Alvira building in Cali. The outlet places the confirmation in the afternoon but gives neither the exact discovery time nor the name of the local authority that announced it.
A search at the María Alvira building
Operations focused on the building in the Cuarto de Legua neighbourhood, where the family was during the earthquake. With no more precise operational time available, the item is placed at 10:00 p.m. in the timeline using the first exact publication time located.
The three sisters
Ana María had been found alive on August 10 and received hospital care for a pelvic injury. Sofía was found dead on the night of August 11. The confirmation about Isabella ends the public search for her.
Their parents were found on August 12
Jairo Saavedra and Victoria Caicedo, the three women’s parents, had been found dead early on August 12 at the same site. Ana María is the only one of the three sisters reported alive in the two articles reviewed.
What remains unclear
The reports give neither the exact time Isabella was extracted nor the name of the authority that confirmed the discovery. El Colombiano provides a second account but also contains outdated passages still describing her as missing; those passages are not used.