Tragic Boat Capsizing Near Mallorca Claims Eleven Migrant Lives
Three survivors rescued by Spanish authorities report their vessel capsized weeks after departing Algeria.
- Three young survivors, including two teenagers, were rescued and are receiving medical treatment, with one in critical condition due to dehydration.
- The boat carrying 14 migrants reportedly capsized between Menorca and Sardinia, leading to the presumed drowning of eleven individuals.
- French sailors discovered the distressed boat, provided initial aid, and alerted Spanish rescue services, leading to a helicopter-assisted rescue.
- Despite an immediate search, authorities have not yet recovered the bodies of the missing migrants.
- This incident highlights the perilous journeys migrants face on the western Mediterranean route, where over 1,452 have died this year.