While the names of the 49 victims were read out to silence and tears were running, a large flock of birds passed in the sky. It caught Sarah’s attention and she decided to snap a shot of the birds in the sky.
When Sarah later counted the birds in the picture, there were 49 of them – the exact same number as the Orlando victims.
“I then showed everyone around me and had them count. We were all stunned,” she told CNN.
The birds provided great solace from the grief felt after this terrible deed – and a reminder that those who had passed away are simply up there in the clouds, watching over the rest of us here down below.
“Seeing the birds made me feel a sense of peace about the tragedy,” Sarah told CNN.
According to CNN, about 60 miles away, in Lakeland, 49 white doves had been released that same day. But the birds in the picture appear to be black. Where birds come from is unclear.
In her Facebook post , Sarah wrote: “There were 49 birds, my friends. The fallen were with us tonight.”
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