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The Internet Is On The Hunt For A Man And A Child Adorably Pictured In Front Of The Notre-Dame Right Before It Caught On Fire

The Internet Is On The Hunt For A Man And A Child Adorably Pictured In Front Of The Notre-Dame Right Before It Caught On Fire
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Firefighters in Paris fought valiantly to stop the fire that consumed Notre Dame Cathedral 15 hours after it began on Monday.

French president Emmanuel Macron announced he would start an international fundraising campaign to restore the centuries-old cathedral after much of its roof and the iconic spire above it collapsed from the accidental blaze.

It will take years for the cathedral to return to its former glory. Until then, the heart of Paris will never look exactly the same again.

As a tribute, many took to social media and posted photos of themselves standing in front of the medieval Catholic cathedral prior to its devastation.


One photo in particular is going viral because of its sentimental subjects in the foreground of the majestic bell towers.

Twitter user Brooke Windsor captured a sweet moment shared between a father and presumably his daughter, playing around on the Île de la Cité.

"I took this photo as we were leaving #NotreDame about an hour before it caught on fire," wrote Windsor.

"I almost went up to the dad and asked if he wanted it. Now I wish I had. Twitter if you have any magic, help him find this."

You can click on the Twitter post below to see the full photo of the father playfully swinging the kid around.


People in need of a positive moment after being heartbroken instantly connected to Windsor's post. It was retweeted around 170k times as of this writing.

The tweet was translated and posted in French, and now we're all wanting to find the lovable pair featured in the photo.


Due to all the queries about the identity of her subjects, Windsor clarified that she did not know what the relationship was between the man and the child.

She tweeted a followup that read, in part:

"it's simply the dynamic I observed from them while debating on interrupting this moment. It may be an uncle, brother, friend, who knows until we find them."

Moments after leaving the cathedral, Windsor walked to the Louvre and noticed the smoke billowing from the direction she had come.


Someone claimed they spotted the man and his family on Champs-Élysées, who were most likely unaware that their previous location was suddenly evacuated.


The search was on for cool dad/uncle and cute kid.


One user shared their sight-seeing route that day and wished Windsor good luck on finding "the dad."


Some commented on her timing of being at a safe distance.






The thing is, "Our Lady of Paris" has been here before, and she will endure for many years to come.




We're all waiting for any updates. And it's not creepy. We just need some uplifting news right now.




While most of Twitter felt sentimental over the photo, cynics argued that the hunt for the dad and child in the photo was some sort of a violation.

But, this user spoke as someone who is also a father and justified for the viral reactions.







While there haven't been any inroads made on the search, Twitter magic to find the family is still underway.



If you were casually a part of someone else's picture moments before a historical incident, wouldn't you want to be found?

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