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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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Waymo autonomous vehicles operate across 65 square miles inside I-285 and have been involved in six incidents with Atlanta Public School buses since May. Waymo issued a recall because of their cars briefly stopping or slowing down before continuing forward while a bus was stopped and flashing its lights. (Courtesy of Atlanta Public Schools)

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