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11 year old girl Originally from Sierra Leone, rescued from the water this morning, sole survivor of a shipwreck in the Central Mediterranean The barge, which was carrying about 45 people who are now missing, was reported on Wednesday by a German non-governmental organization helping it.

Sailboat crew Trotamar IIIfrom the German NGO Compass Collective, was looking for a barge in distress when He heard the screams of a minor in the middle of the sea in the middle of the night, about ten miles from an Italian island Lampedusa.

Yasminas she told rescuers her name was saved because she was wearing a life jacket and clinging to the inner tube that kept her afloat. He said that She was traveling alone with her brother, who disappeared during a shipwreck.

“We knew that the small ship was in trouble when suddenly from the sea one of our men heard screams and shouts. It seemed impossible, but we immediately stopped to understand what was happening. We immediately launched the boat,” the NGO explained.

“It was almost a miracle that we heard their screams. We tried to find other castaways, but there were none. After a day of storms, winds of 23 knots and five-meter waves, this was almost impossible,” said the captain of the sailboat. Matthias Wiedenlubber.

When came on board, she was cold and shivering and “was clearly in a state of hypothermia, but although she could barely walk, she was reactive,” explained Trotamar III.

The minor told the crew of the NGO sailboat that They sailed four or five days ago from Sfax in Tunisia. on a boat that capsized due to bad weather, etc.They all ended up in the water.

After notifying the authorities, the girl was immediately transferred to Lampedusa.

“Overall the condition seems good. “We believe he remained in the water for about twelve hours.” The island clinic doctor Mauro Marino, who examined her, explained to the media that they had provided her with a phone so she could contact her father, who is still trapped in Tunisia.

Some 356 migrants landed in Lampedusa overnightbefore the girl, rescued by the NGO team, arrived at dawn.

(EFE)