Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle, the boy once known as “Baby 81” is now a 20-year-old dreaming of higher education. (AP video by Jay Palipane, Shonal Ganguly)
20 years after Indian Ocean tsunami, rescued boy embraces being known as ‘Baby 81'
Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle, the boy once known as “Baby 81” is now a 20-year-old dreaming of higher education. (AP video by Jay Palipane, Shonal Ganguly)