In the midst of phenomenally tragic situations, it helps to focus on happy stories within the larger horror. An Italian named Emanuele Lattanzi was at the center of one of these small but
paramount triumphs a few days ago, when he faced gunmen in order to rescue his wife
and baby girl from the Oberoi Hotel in Mumbai.
Lattanzi, a chef working in the hotel kitchen, was evacuated
out of an emergency exit with other restaurant staff as soon as terrorists
stormed the building. But his wife and six-month-old daughter were trapped in
their hotel room.
For the next two days, Lattanzi was powerless to get to his
family, as soldiers would not let anyone through. But he communicated with his
wife via cell phone, and when he learned that she had no milk left for the baby
by day two of the siege, he was determined to reach her and his daughter with
some powdered milk.
Finally, soldiers gave in to his pleas, escorting him to the
door of his hotel room, where he remained with his family until soldiers had
killed all of the gunmen. He brought his daughter to a pediatrician, where she
was pronounced unharmed.
Lattanzi has rightly been hailed the "hero cook" by every major Italian newspaper.
Photo: Herald Sun
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