Lecce, an inflatable takes off into the sea: hello two little girls

Two 6 and 7-year-old girls were saved thanks to the intervention of the Coast Guard of Gallipoli, in the province of Lecce, after the small inflatable on which they had taken their place on the beach of Marina di Mancaversa, moved dangerously away from the shore between the panic of the swimmers present. It happened in the early afternoon today. The girls live the smallest in Taviano, in the province of Lecce, and the oldest in Varese. The inflatable had taken off due to the strong north wind. In particular, the girls were playing in the sea when the combined effect of wind and current dragged them offshore. When the parents realized it, it was too late to try to recover them and so the numerous swimmers present on the coast of Marina di Mancaversa informed the blue number 1530 the Operations Room of the Port Authority of Gallipoli. rescuers and the patrol boat Sar Cp848, a unit specifically enabled for search and rescue at sea. From the port of Gallipoli they sailed towards Marina di Mancaversa. Another element of uncertainty reported was the failure to return to land of one of the parents who had been seen at sea, swimming in pursuit of the inflatable, for which a patrol by land and a second half by sea had already been sent. in the shape of a white swan was intercepted off the coast of Torre Suda and the two girls were recovered on board the patrol boat. After half an hour, the search for the mother of one of the two children ended as she was found in good condition on land. Shortly after the patrol boat reached the port of Gallipoli and the girls were entrusted to their parents and the 118 medical staff, already present on the quay. The Coast Guard recommends “never going too far from the coast using mattresses, donuts, small inflatable boats. , especially with strong winds “.