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Her parents had left her in the inflatable crib, but didn't realize that she was gone until other sunbathers at the beach near Ayvacik, Turkey, warned them, according to Anadolu, the Turkish state-run news.

Sky News reported some swimmers tried to get to Melda, but were not able to reach her.

She was reunited with her mother, given a drink of water and the family left the beach, Sky News reported.

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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