This Little Girl Was Found Adrift At Sea In 1961..

#1. Floating Adrift At The Bahamas

Back in 1961, a freighter sailed around the Bahamas when its crew spotted something in the waters below. Upon closer inspection, they found out that it was a young girl, who was barely alive, drifting through the ocean on a tiny cork float.

How exactly did the 11-year-old child named Terry Jo Duperrault found herself floating aimlessly in the Atlantic Ocean alone?

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.