A quick-thinking sailor has rescued an eight-year-old boy who was found drifting out to see alone in an inflatable bubble on Christmas Eve.
The child had been playing in the large plastic sphere at Lazaro Beach in Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, when its anchor rope snapped, sending him floating out to sea.
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Rafael Graça do Prado, 32, spotted the unusual sight whilst on a boat trip with his children.
He discovered the frightened boy trapped inside the partially deflated bubble, which had already struck rocks and begun leaking.
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