A British mum has recounted the dramatic rescue of her baby during a yachting disaster that has left seven feared dead. Four Brits are still unaccounted for after their Among the missing is a high-flying businessman who's been nicknamed "Britain's Bill Gates." is believed to be trapped in the ruins of his luxury super-yacht that went down near the coast of Sicily.
His wife Angela Bacares, aged 57, is one of the known survivors, however their 18 year old daughter Hannah is also amongst the missing. Among the 15 people rescued from the tragedy, a mother who clung desperately to her one year old tot revealed how she battled to get onto a lifeboat as their vessel overturned, reports . Charlotte Golunski, 36, explained: "For two seconds I lost my baby in the sea, then I immediately hugged her again amid the fury of the waves.
I held her tightly, close to me, while the sea was stormy. Many were screaming. Luckily the lifeboat inflated and 11 of us managed to get on board.
" She further elaborated: "I held her afloat with all my strength, my arms stretched upwards to keep her from drowning. It was all dark. In the water I couldn't keep my eyes open.
I screamed for help but all I could hear around me was the screams of others." Dr Domenico Cipolla, A&E chief at the Giovanni di Cristina paediatric hospital in Palermo, recounted the harrowing experience of Charlotte after their yacht capsized due to a tornado. He stated: "She told me that while they were sleeping, at a certain point the.