Overview

• Salvamento Marítimo rescued 17 sub-Saharan migrants, mostly Somali males aged 15-27, from a drifting patera 42 miles off Xàbia on May 8.
• The group had been adrift for up to 15 days, enduring extreme conditions, including severe dehydration, infections, and starvation.
• One migrant was found deceased; the Policía Nacional has transferred the body to the Institute of Legal Medicine for examination.
• Two survivors have already been hospitalized, with two more transfers to healthcare facilities in Alicante pending.
• Cruz Roja and SAMU teams are providing emergency medical care to survivors, many of whom are too weak to stand.