11-Year-Old Girl Rescued After Three Days at Sea Off Lampedusa
An 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone was rescued by the German charity Compass Collective after spending three days at sea as the sole survivor of a shipwreck near Italy’s Lampedusa island. She had set off on a boat from Tunisia that sank, leaving her floating in the water with improvised life jackets. The girl was hypothermic but responsive when found. Following her rescue, she received medical attention and was moved to a migrant holding center. The incident highlights the ongoing dangers of the Mediterranean migration route.