Drowned father and daughter mourned in private El Salvador ceremony
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A Salvadoran man and his young daughter, who drowned while trying to swim across a border river between Mexico and the U.S. were buried in San Salvador, El Salvador on Monday, a week after a heartbreaking image of their bodies floating in the Rio Grande shocked the world. /VCG Photo

A Salvadoran man and his young daughter, who drowned while trying to swim across a border river between Mexico and the U.S. were buried in San Salvador, El Salvador on Monday, a week after a heartbreaking image of their bodies floating in the Rio Grande shocked the world. /VCG Photo

About 200 friends and relatives followed a hearse bearing the bodies of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria. Journalists were not allowed access to the private ceremony. /VCG Photo

About 200 friends and relatives followed a hearse bearing the bodies of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his 23-month-old daughter, Angie Valeria. Journalists were not allowed access to the private ceremony. /VCG Photo

Many wore black and wept, carrying flowers and green palms. A collection of floral arrangements adorned the grave, including one from El Salvador's president and the first lady. /VCG Photo

Many wore black and wept, carrying flowers and green palms. A collection of floral arrangements adorned the grave, including one from El Salvador's president and the first lady. /VCG Photo

The tragedy of Oscar and Valeria provoked worldwide sympathy and outrage, casting a spotlight on America's migration policy. /VCG Photo

The tragedy of Oscar and Valeria provoked worldwide sympathy and outrage, casting a spotlight on America's migration policy. /VCG Photo