British woman on board sunken luxury yacht near Porticello, SicilyItaly said she lost her one-year-old daughter in the waves for “two seconds” and had to hold her afloat to keep her from drowning.
“I lost my daughter at sea within two seconds and then I quickly hugged her in the midst of the fury of the waves,” Charlotte Golunski told the Italian newspaper. La Republica, quoted BBC News.
Charlotte said she kept her daughter “float with all her might, with my arms up in the air to keep her from drowning.”
According to the same source, The woman says she, her husband and daughter were awakened by “thunder, lightning and waves that made the boat dance” and that they felt “at the end of the world” before they were thrown into the water.
“Everything was dark. I couldn’t keep my eyes open in the water. I screamed for help, but all I could hear around me were the screams of others,” Charlotte said. La Republica, quotes BBC News.
Boat The life jacket inflated and the family managed to get inside, after which they were taken to hospital for examination.
A British woman believes her family only survived the sinking because they were on deck when the boat sank.