'Miracle boy' who clung to life during Boxing Day tsunami by living alone in swamp for 21 days

'Miracle boy' who clung to life during Boxing Day tsunami by living alone in swamp for 21 days
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'Miracle boy' who clung to life during Boxing Day tsunami by living alone in swamp for 21 days
Author: mirrornews@mirror.co.uk (Patrick Hill)
Published: Dec, 16 2024 00:01

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'Miracle boy' who clung to life during Boxing Day tsunami by living alone in swamp for 21 days When pictures emerged of him being rescued from the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, little Martunis' story touched millions.

Martunis, who was saved wearing a counterfeit Portugal football top, became one of the faces of the tragedy before forming a remarkable relationship with the country's football icon Cristiano Ronaldo after he visited Indonesia to meet him.

Within months Martunis was flown to Portugal to meet the country's whole national team before a match, before also being invited to London by music legend Madonna.

In an astonishing tale of hope, the seven-year-old lad was saved after 21 days on his own in a swamp, surviving on puddle water and dried noodles, after the disaster killed his mum and two sisters.

Martunis, 27, said: "I'm very grateful because God gave me life, opportunity, a second life for me.

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