“Miracle on the Isle: How a 50-Day-Old Baby Survived Three Days Alone in the Wilderness”
The 50-day-old boy was saved by residents of the island on Saturday (August 17), officials say.
The baby and his family were part of a group, including other children and pregnant women, who had been abandoned in a rocky area by smugglers.
A 50-day-old baby has been rescued after being stranded on the Greek island of Tilos for three days
Image credits: Maria Kamma
Authorities say an off-duty coast guard rescued the baby while other refugees were rescued by helicopter.
The island’s mayor, Maria Kamma, shared the news of the rescue on Facebook.
“The community of Tilos has once again risen to the occasion, lending a shoulder to the refugees. The locals are trying to cope in the best way possible with the ‘migrant crisis’ in their homeland and to help the suffering, the wounded and the distressed people,” Kamma wrote.
“The baby’s parents, stumped by the harsh living conditions on the island, for lack of anything better, decided to feed their baby milk diluted in seawater. Fortunately, the baby was saved.”
The boy was part of a group of migrants who were abandoned in a mountainous area by smugglers
Image credits: Maria Kamma
Image credits: Maria Kamma
Kamma praised the emergency teams and volunteers for their efforts. She also mentioned that “scenes of despair” have been frequent in the last months, with some of the refugees being “badly beaten” by Turkish traffickers.
“A pregnant woman trapped on the mountain, babies and children thrown to the rugged parts of the island, women injured, men badly beaten by the Turkish traffickers, make up the scene of despair experienced by the society of my island in the last months.”
