Coast Guard searching for migrants at sea; 1 dead, 18 survivors so far


Coast Guard searching for migrants at sea; 1 dead, 18 survivors so far

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A Coast Guard patrol vessel continues to search for survivors from a boat carrying migrants to Greece.

Eighteen survivors were found Saturday night on the Greek island of Farmakonissi, close to the Turkish coast in the southeastern Aegean Sea.

A 19th person, who was found unconscious, has died, a Costst Guard spokeswoman told Kathimerini.

Three minors have been taken to an Athens children’s hospitals, the spokeswoman added; two are in critical condition, she said.

There was no clear information about other missing persons, the spokeswoman said. Authorities are yet to question the survivors remaining o Farmakonissi.





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