Near Odesa, a 10-year-old girl was carried out to sea on an inflatable ring, search ongoing
Kyiv • UNN
In the village of Sychavka near Odesa, 10-year-old Sofia was carried out to sea on an inflatable ring due to a strong current. Police and State Emergency Service rescuers are involved in the search for the child.
In a village near Odesa, a 10-year-old girl was carried away on an inflatable ring into the sea; rescuers and police were involved in the search for the child, reports UNN citing the police of Odesa region.
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Preliminarily, law enforcement officers established that the young girl, together with her great-grandmother, entered the sea to swim at a spontaneous beach, where swimming is prohibited, near one of the recreation centers in the village of Sychavka, Pivdenne community. Due to a strong current, the child on an inflatable ring began to be carried into deeper water. The great-grandmother tried to save the girl but was unable to.
Police officers and rescuers from the State Emergency Service are involved in the search for the child.
Distinguishing features of Sofia: height 120-130 cm, slim build, light blonde hair, gray-blue eyes. She was wearing a red swimsuit.
Regarding the disappearance of the minor, investigators entered information into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations under paragraph 2 of part 2 of Article 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine with the note "missing without a trace."
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Law enforcement officers also urged citizens, if they find the child or receive information that may help determine her whereabouts, to immediately report to police station No. 4 (Pivdenne) of the Odesa Regional Police Department No. 2 of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Odesa region by phone: 779-44-71, 063-072-67-27, or on the special line 102.