12-year-old girl who could barely swim survived Yemenia plane crash, clung to wreckage in Indian Ocean for hours
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In June 2009, a tragic accident unfolded when a passenger plane plunged into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros Islands. Bahia Bakari, a brave 12-year-old girl, astonishingly…
In June 2009, a 12-year-old girl who could barely swim found herself alone in the dark waters of the Indian Ocean after a passenger aircraft plunged into the sea near the Comoros Islands. Bahia Bakari clung to a piece of floating wreckage as rescuers searched for survivors. She was eventually pulled from the water by a sailor who jumped into the rough sea to reach her. According to an Associated Press report published at the time, French officials said she had been afloat for about 13 hours.
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