A young boy was rescued from the sea after he was blown out to sea inside an inflatable bubble. The boy, who was playing with his family on a beach in Brazil, was found by a sailor who brought him safely back to shore.
A boy was found out at sea inside a large bubble by an alarmed sailor who was with his family in a boat. Rafael Graça do Prado, 32, was on a boat trip with his children when he saw the bizarre object floating in the water. The discovery was made off Lazaro Beach in Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil , on December 24, and footage shows the transparent bubble in the sea with the young boy, aged around eight, inside.
It's understood the youngster was playing with his parents on the beach inside the bubble which was held by a rope to stop it from blowing away. However, the rope had snapped and the boy drifted out to sea where thankfully he was spotted by Rafael. He explained that his main concern was whether there was enough oxygen inside the ball. He said: “I was worried about whether he was able to breathe or not because the balls can be dangerous. There is a certain amount of time that you can breathe inside it. I calmed him down, and that was when my daughter started filming. “He was very scared, alone in the middle of the sea. I asked him if he was breathing well and he gave me a thumbs up. People rent them and leave them here on the shore, holding them by a rope. However, the rope came loose and a strong wind came, which blew the ball away. In fact, it had already hit the rocks and was punctured, it was leaking.' Rafael, who runs a tourism boating business, said that he first spoke to the boy to keep him calm and then he called over another boat and they used a rope to bring the plastic bubble back to shore. “We put a rope through the bubble and dragged it as fast as we could, because we couldn't go too fast, or we could hurt the boy.” he told Metropoles. Rafael continued: “I said not to open the zipper on the bubble, so that there would be no risk of the boy jumping into the water in panic, or water getting inside the ball and making things worse. We brought him to the beach and the family was very desperate, cryin
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Boy Found Floating at Sea in Inflatable Bubble BallAn 11-year-old boy was found adrift at sea in a blow-up bubble ball after it broke free from its cable at a Brazilian beach. The boy was spotted by a speedboat driver who rescued him before he ran out of oxygen.
Read more »
Miracle in the Mediterranean: Girl, 11, survives for THREE DAYS floating at sea after boat capsizes,...More than 40 migrants are feared dead off Italy's Lampedusa after a lone 11-year-old survivor said the boat she was on capsized, a rescue group said Wednesday
Read more »
Miracle in the Mediterranean: Girl, 11, survives for THREE DAYS floating at sea after boat capsizes,...More than 40 migrants are feared dead off Italy's Lampedusa after a lone 11-year-old survivor said the boat she was on capsized, a rescue group said Wednesday
Read more »
Her tiny body was found floating in the River Mersey eight months agoThe body of the woman - thought to be aged between 26 and 40 - was found by a dog walker on March 21.
Read more »
Young boy found dead and woman arrested for ‘murder’ after cops swoop on home in Essex...
Read more »
Tragic update in case of boy, 2, found dead next to dad's body in homeBronson Battersby, 2, was found dead between the legs of his father Kenneth who had also died
Read more »