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Migrant boat sinks in Aegean; body of infant recovered Migrant boat sinks off Greek island; 7 bodies recovered
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ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities have mounted a search and rescue operation in the eastern Aegean after a boat carrying migrants or refugees sank off the northern coast of the island of Kos. The body of one infant has been recovered. ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say a total of seven bodies, including those of two children, have been recovered from the sea off the eastern Aegean island of Kos after a boat carrying migrants or refugees sank early Wednesday.
The coast guard said one survivor managed to reach the shore and raise the alarm. The survivor told authorities between six and 10 people were believed to have been in the boat when it sank. Rescue crews recovered the bodies of three men, two women, a boy and a girl. There were two survivors — a man and a woman.
A coast guard patrol boat, a vessel from the European border control agency Frontex, a helicopter and a vessel from a Greek volunteer rescue group were searching the area for potential survivors. A search and rescue operation in the area by vessels from the Greek coast guard and the European border patrol agency Frontex, a helicopter and Greek rescue volunteers was called off after all on board the boat were accounted for.
Greece’s eastern islands, located close to the Turkish shore, are the main gateway for refugees heading to Europe. Hundreds have died attempting the crossing.
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