The girl from Sierra Leone was the sole survivor of a shipwreck off Italy’s Lampedusa island, rescuers said. Dozens of migrants likely died when their boat sank in a storm.

An 11-year-old girl has been rescued after clinging to inner tubes for three days in stormy weather in the Mediterranean. Rescuers from non-governmental organisation Compass Collective said they were on their way to another emergency when they heard her calls for help.

The 11-year-old girl was believed to be on a metal boat, which was caught in a storm that lasted several days in the central Mediterranean Sea. The ship departed from Sfax, Tunisia, and was destroyed off the Italian island of Lampedusa.

A rescue group recently revealed the amazing feat of an 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone, who braved the seas for 3 days. ・11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone braved the seas alone for 3 days. ・Rescued by Germany's CompassCollective after being the only survivor from a shipwreck off Italy's Lampedusa Island.

An 11-year-old girl was rescued from the central Mediterranean early Wednesday after clinging to two inner tubes for three days after the boat she was on sank in stormy weather. The non-governmental organization Compass Collective rescued the girl from Sierra Leone and was believed to be the only survivor from the boat that set out from Tunisia.