8-Year-Old Rescued After Being Swept Out to Sea on Inflatable Float Off Crete

An 8-year-old boy has been rescued after being carried out to sea by ocean currents while floating on an inflatable at Ligres Beach, in the municipality of Agios Vasileios, authorities said. The alarm was raised around midday when the boy, reportedly a German national, was spotted drifting away from shore while on a flotation device. Greece's National Search and Rescue Coordination Center immediately notified port authorities in Sfakia, Agia Galini and Kokkinos Pyrgos, triggering the local...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA