Indian Ocean Plane Crash Survivor

Bahia Bakari, aged 12, was the sole survivor of a 2009 plane crash in the Indian Ocean that claimed the lives of her mother and 151 others. Despite her lack of swimming experience and lack of a life vest, Bahia Bakari clung to a piece of wreckage and floated in the heavy seas for over 9 hours, most of which she spent in darkness, until her rescue.

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