Tragic boat accident: eleven migrants drown off Mallorca's coast
Tragic boat accident: eleven migrants drown off Mallorca's coast
In a tragic boat accident east of Mallorca, eleven migrants have been killed. According to the Spanish central government in the Balearic Islands, three occupants of the Havarized boat were saved by the Spanish Seering Service on Friday evening and brought to the Son Espases Hospital in Palma. The survivors, two 15-year-olds and a 21-year-old, reported that the boat was set to sea with a total of 14 people on the Algerian coast about three weeks ago and later capsized between Menorca and Sardinia, which led to drowning the eleven fellow travelers.
The dramatic rescue operation was discovered by French sailors who provided first aid and alerted the Spanish authorities. The Spanish lifeguard service then sent a helicopter to recover the survivors. While two of the saved people were slightly injured, the third man's health is critical due to strong dehydration. The search for the eleven missing migrants has so far been unsuccessful, according to the authorities. Details of this incident are still sparse, but www.radioeuskirchen.de , dass ...
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