Girl, 11, plucked from sea after 24-hour ordeal

AN 11-YEAR-OLD girl yesterday described how she spent more than 24 hours in the sea off Sri Lanka after she was swept away by last Sunday’s devastating tsunami.

Sylvia Lucas was playing on the beach in the village of Pasikudha, north of Batticaloa on the east coast of the island, when she was washed away.

As she floated offshore, she grabbed on to a log for safety.