Moment boy rescued after being found floating in bubble in the middle of the sea
Rafael Graça do Prado, 32, who runs a tourism boating business, has told how he spotted the large plastic ball while in the sea off Lazaro Beach near Sao Paulo, Brazil
By Tim Hanlon
A boy was found inside a large bubble out at sea by an alarmed sailor who was with his family in a boat.
Rafael Graça do Prado, 32, was on a boat trip with his children when he saw the bizarre object floating in the water off Lazaro Beach in Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, on December 24. Footage shows the transparent bubble in the sea with the young boy, aged around eight, inside.
He is understood to have been playing with his parents on the beach inside the bubble which was held by a rope to stop it from blowing away. But the rope had snapped and the boy drifted out to sea where thankfully he was spotted by Rafael. He explained that his main concern was whether there was enough oxygen inside the ball.