Her rescuer slipped away before the news cameras arrived. He has since been identified only as "Marcus," a night-shift warehouse worker who reportedly went back inside, drank a glass of water, and clocked in for his shift an hour later.
And then, the rescue began.
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While the man upstairs provided the anchor, the crowd below provided the net. Residents grabbed a heavy comforter from a ground-floor unit. Four teenagers held the corners. A delivery driver parked his van directly underneath to break any potential fall. A grandmother prayed loudly in Spanish, begging Alina to hold on for "one more second." Her rescuer slipped away before the news cameras arrived