At least four migrants found dead on boat off Canary Islands
- 3 years ago
At least four people were found dead on a migrant boat off the Canary Island of El Hierro on Sunday, the Spanish Red Cross said.
The vessel was spotted by a fishing boat around 120 miles (193 km) to the south of El Hierro, one of the smallest of the Canary Islands, according to local media.
A rescue operation was underway on Sunday afternoon, with three helicopters deployed to airlift the injured to safety.
The Red Cross said that of the 23 people aboard the boat, 16 were in a “serious condition” and three in a better state had been airlifted to Tenerife. The four dead would be taken to El Hierro.
Comments