Polish Child Who Fell Overboard From Ferry and Mother Who Jumped in Afterward Are Dead

Polish Child Who Fell Overboard From Ferry and Mother Who Jumped in Afterward Are Dead
A Sea King helicopter flies over the Baltic Sea near Rostock, Germany, on June 05, 2023. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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WARSAW, Poland—A 7-year-old child who fell overboard from a passenger ferry in the Baltic Sea and his mother, who jumped into the water after him, are both dead, police said Friday.

Polish police spokesperson Mariusz Ciarka told the TVN24 broadcaster that it was impossible to save the lives of the two, both of whom were Polish citizens.