Rescuers have found a young teenage girl after spending three weeks lost in the Atlantic Ocean, in a tale that marks the end of a tragedy that afflicted a group of immigrants.
And rescue helicopters of the Spanish air force found a teenage girl who had been alone in a small boat for 22 days after all of her migrant companions drowned.
The 17-year-old, from Ivory Coast, shared her story on the BBC, explaining the details of her last tragic moments on the boat that was flanked by waves for 3 weeks.
A 17-year-old from Ivory Coast has shared her incredible story of being rescued after spending three weeks adrift at sea
Out of 59 passengers, Aicha is one of only three to survive – recovering after 10 days in hospitalhttps://t.co/bNZq86YQol pic.twitter.com/KYxktqzAHm
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According to the source, the finding of the girl puts an end to an incident that is considered one of the most tragic incidents known concerning immigrants from the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean, where 59 passengers drowned and only 3 survived. Aisha, who was found alone in the sea, was the last, as she was reunited with her family.