Overview

• A five-year-old boy drifted nearly four kilometers off the Castellammare di Stabia coast on an inflatable mattress, prompting a tense rescue operation.
• The boy’s grandmother dove into the sea to assist him and nearly succumbed to the same currents before Coast Guard intervention.
• Commander Andrea Pellegrino directed the Guardia Costiera patrol boat CP 542, and a Coast Guard officer swam out to secure the boy and bring him aboard.
• The rescued boy and his grandmother were treated by the Torre Annunziata 118 medical service and are in good condition; the boy’s grandfather recovered after suffering a stress-induced illness on the beach.
• The Guardia Costiera has issued fresh advisories urging beachgoers to avoid inflatable devices in strong winds and currents to prevent similar dangers.