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The viral search to locate a man and little girl caught on camera playing outside Notre Dame minutes before the fire is over.

Brooke Windsor, 22, said she photographed the sweet moment Monday about an hour before the 850-year-old cathedral caught fire.

The photo was retweeted more than 200,000 times in a bid to identify the pair — and Windsor announced Thursday that the search was a success, although the dad and child won’t be going public.

“The photo has reached the dad & family,” Windsor tweeted. “He has chosen to remain anonymous in the wake of tragedy.”

Windsor, however, shared a message from the man photographed, “Thanks again for that beautiful photo, we will find a special place for it,” he said, according to Windsor.

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