A Spanish police officer saved a newborn baby from the sea after thousands of people swam ashore from Morocco. Hundreds of people tried to force their way past tightened security into Ceuta on Wednesday, as Spain pressed on with the expulsion of thousands who had swum or climbed into its North African enclave over the past two days as the crisis worsens.
In a Twitter post published by Spain's Guardia Civil the heroic officer is seen holding up the tot from the water. Other images published alongside it show more children being plucked from the waters and taken to safety.
The police force said: "Civil Guards of the GEAS [diving team] and the ARS save the lives of dozens of minors who came to Ceuta by sea with their families." About
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