A child playing in the water on an inflatable mattress was carried away by the sea current. The story takes place in the Romanian village of Vama Veche. Beach lovers noticed what was happening and called the emergency number 112, according to a Romanian observer.
The Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (ISU) in Constanta reported that a little girl drifting through the sea towards Bulgaria was pulled out by a lifeguard.
The uncle of the child, who followed him by swimming, got out on his own and did not need medical assistance. Two refused to be transported to the hospital.
Military and firefighters were called around 12 noon in connection with an incident in which an underage child was spotted by tourists on a beach in Vama Veke, floating in the sea on an air mattress. He crossed the territorial waters of Romania.