11-Year-Old Sole Survivor Rescued After Three Days Adrift in Mediterranean

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11-Year-Old Sole Survivor Rescued After Three Days Adrift in Mediterranean
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An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was rescued after clinging to inner tubes for three days in the Mediterranean Sea following the sinking of a migrant boat she was on, which left 44 others presumed dead. Rescuers from Compass Collective found her during a storm and handed her over to Italian authorities on Lampedusa. The incident highlights the ongoing migrant crisis, with thousands dying annually while attempting to reach Europe.

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