Thursday 23 April 2015

'I'm lucky I made it': Eritrean woman in iconic picture of dramatic migrant shipwreck tells of her terrifying ordeal



                       Eritrean woman in iconic picture of dramatic migrant shipwreck      

Wegasi Nebiat is now on her way to Athens (pictured left) after she miraculously survived a shipwreck off the coast of Rhodes on Monday. The image of the 24-year-old being pulled from the sea (pictured right) was shared around the world, and speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail she has revealed how she feels lucky to be alive following the disaster. Her family paid more than $10,000 to

smuggle Wegasi into Europe, but the boat crashed in rocky waters, throwing its passengers overboard and killing three people. After spending three days in hospital with suspected pneumonia, Wegasi says she now hopes to start a new life in Europe Two Syrian men were arrested after the shipwreck and prosecutors are considering whether the charge the men with manslaughter.

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