Boy dives off ferry to return to holiday romance
An apparent holiday romance led a 16-year-old to dive off a Dutch ferry to swim back to his love.
The teenager was leaving the island of Vlieland to return to the mainland at the end of his holiday.
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The teenager was leaving the island of Vlieland to return to the mainland at the end of his holiday.
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