10-month-old baby left to float out into the open sea all by herself

Turkey: A 10-month-old baby was left to drift out to sea after her family forgot about her and left her in the water in a toy flotation device in Turkey.

^{Melda Ilgun after being rescued and united with her family (Photo: Screen grab)}

Melda Ilgun, the baby girl, started drifting into open seas in Turkey’s northwestern province of Canakkale on Friday.

Her family’s negligence  and strong northern winds caused Melda to float off towards the Greek island of Lesbos.

^{Melda Ilgun out in the open sea all by herself on the floatation device (Photo: Screen grab)}

It was only when beach goers noticed the baby that they contacted the Turkish Coast Guard. The crowd could not take any action as the child had floated 1 kilometer into the sea. Her family was still oblivious to the fact that their baby was missing. It was only after beach goers caused panic and alarm at the incident that the incident was brought to the family’s notice.

^{Turkish Coast Guard rescuing 10-month-old Melda Ilgun (Photo: Screen grab)}