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  1. Nov 26, 2022 · About 20 minutes into the journey, the overcrowded dinghy's engine broke down. As seen in the Netflix movie, Sarah was the first one to jump into the water followed by Yusra.

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  2. Jan 11, 2023 · Polina Pompliano. Jan 11, 2023. Swimming saved the Mardini sisters’ lives — literally and figuratively. As they fled war-torn Syria, Yusra and Sara Mardini found themselves in a small, rubber dinghy in hopes of crossing the Aegean Sea to safety. Fifteen minutes into their journey, the motor suddenly stalled.

  3. Nov 24, 2022 · Sara’s idea worked, and the engine started again. The sisters refused to board the boat, knowing that the weight would ultimately sink it. They swam all night and reached the shore in the morning. It was Sara’s selfless nature and Yusra’s love for her sister that saved many lives.

  4. Nov 23, 2022 · The Swimmers follows Yusra, Sara and Nizar as they finally reach Germany after 25 days and throughout their long and frustrating stay in the refugee accommodation (a "heim") in Berlin. We begin to ...

  5. Dec 1, 2022 · Related Story. Female entrepreneurship in refugee communities; They travelled to Turkey, where they boarded a small dinghy with 18 other people, but mid-crossing the engine on the boat faltered ...

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  6. Dec 1, 2022 · The movie shows them traveling with a large group of other refugees in a small, badly maintained raft. Eventually, the motor on the boat breaks and with water getting in, Yusra, Sara and a few other refugees jump in the water and help swim the boat to the shore of Lesbos, Greece. This harrowing act is true.

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  8. May 1, 2024 · PA Wire. Josh Salisbury 1 May 2024. A heartbroken father of a seven-year-old girl who died as they tried to cross the Channel has told of his grief. Ahmed Alhashimi, 41, and daughter Sara had been ...

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