A family’s forgetfulness almost lead to tragedy Friday afternoon, with young 10-month-old Melda Ilgın accidentally floating off into the open seas off the town of Küçükkuyu in Turkey’s northwestern province of Çanakkale.
BGNNews Report
BGNNews Report
The Ilgın family went to the public beach in the town of Küçükkuyu on Friday, where they placed young Melda on a flotation device and left her in the water nearby. However, between strong northern winds and the family’s lack of attention, the young girl quickly began floating off into the open sea in the direction of the Greek island of Lesbos.
Noticing too late, beachgoers attempted to save the infant but were unsuccessful.
The Turkish Coast Guard was immediately notified of the incident and a boat was dispatched to the scene. Reaching the girl at a distance of one kilometer out from the shore, Coast Guard personnel leapt into the water to rescue the young Melda.
The girl was then brought back to the beach and reunited with her ecstatic family.
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