Overview
- National Police in Gran Canaria say at least 50 people are believed to have been thrown into the sea, with the disappearances under active investigation.
- The wooden cayuco was located adrift by the coastguard vessel Guardamar Urania, which brought 248 people to Arguineguín; one survivor later died in hospital.
- Investigators estimate the boat departed Senegal with about 300 people, leading them to calculate more than 50 deaths or disappearances during the crossing.
- A duty judge in San Bartolomé de Tirajana remanded the 19 detainees on suspicion of trafficking, homicide, wounding and torture, after hearing from four protected witnesses.
- Survivor accounts describe beatings, shootings and people being accused of witchcraft and thrown overboard, as the Canary Islands reception system faces sustained pressure and local officials press for emergency measures.