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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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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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