Four Brits among 7 missing as yacht sinks off Sicily ‘after tornado hit’
A BRAVE mum who rescued her one-year-old baby from the sinking £14million superyacht in Sicily has described how she nearly lost her daughter to the raging seas.Charlotte managed to grab hold of young Sophia as the pair were forced into the Mediterranean as they battled against the roughThe mother told la Repubblica about her terrifying experience, saying: “I held her afloat with all my strength, my arms stretched upwards to keep her from drowning.
Thunder and lightning reportedly left the yacht "rocking" the moments before it started to fill with water, the couple said.The daughter was rushed to the Giovanni Di Cristina children's hospital, in Palermo, after being rescued where she was checked over by doctors.
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