Young Polish teenager dies after being swept out to sea in Malta


VALLETTA, Jan ‌28 (Reuters) - A team of ‌divers on Wednesday recovered ‌the body of a 13-year-old Polish girl, who was swept out to ‍sea by large ‍waves on ‌Monday afternoon at the north of ‍Malta, ​local authorities said.

The girl had been ⁠watching the stormy seas with her ‌family from behind railings on ⁠a sidewalk ‍when they were engulfed by the waves. Both ‍her father, 49, and ‌brother, 17, were also swept off the pavement, but managed to climb to safety.

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