Child falls from ferry in Baltic Sea, mother jumps after him – both dead!

Child falls from ferry in Baltic Sea, mother jumps after him – both dead!

Tragically, regardless of the efforts of rescuers, the result of the rescue operation for the passengers of the “Stena Spirit” was devastating.

On Thursday, in the course of the journey from Gdynia, Poland to Karlskrona, Sweden, a misery name was raised at 4:20 p.m. A seven-year-old youngster had fallen into the water from the Stena Spirit ferry operated by Stena Line. In a determined try to avoid wasting the kid, the mom additionally jumped into the water.

Rescue chief Anders Lännholm knowledgeable the Swedish news company TT {that a} complete rescue operation was instantly launched. Helicopters, boats, and NATO forces, who occurred to be close by for an train, participated within the search efforts for over an hour.

After an in depth search, each the mom and youngster have been situated within the sea and retrieved by helicopter. They have been promptly transported to the hospital, however sadly, regardless of all efforts, they may not be saved. The high-seas accident claimed their lives.

The Stena Spirit, owned by the Swedish transport firm Stena Line, is a passenger ship with a most capability of 1700 passengers and 570 automobiles.

It operates on the Sweden-Poland ferry route, protecting the journey from Karlskrona to Gdynia with a length of roughly ten hours.

Source: www.anews.com.tr