The sole survivor of the Yemeni jet crash was reunited with her father back in France early on Thursday and taken to a Paris hospital for treatment.
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Kassim Bakari (C), father of Franco-Comoran girl Bahia, the lone survivor of the crashed Yemenia aircraft, and French Minister of State for Cooperation and Francophony Alain Joyandet (R) attend a news conference at the Le Bourget airport near Paris July 2, 2009, after her arrival in France. [Reuters/Xinhua]
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Bahia Bakari, who can barely swim, clung on to floating debris for more than 12 hours before search teams spotted her struggling in rough seas.
The Yemenia Airbus A310 plunged into deep water while attempting to land on the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Rescuers have failed to find any of the remaining 152 passengers and crew.