Bethlie Paul, who was pulled from the rubble of a 2010 earthquake in Haiti and later brought to San Antonio to recover, has died following complications of a long-term health condition. She was 25 years old.

KSAT chronicled Paul’s journey from Haiti to San Antonio. Upon arriving in San Antonio, she and her sister spent two months at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, now Christus Children’s Hospital.

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Paul later lived with former KSAT anchor Steve Spriester and his family. The then 10-year-old girl and her sister underwent numerous surgeries during their recovery in San Antonio.

During her recovery, Paul was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease Lupus. The diagnosis allowed Paul’s mother to receive humanitarian parole and later resident alien status to

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