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| 4 Migrants Drown in Aegean After Dinghy Capsizes Off Greek Island | 4 Migrants Drown in Aegean After Dinghy Capsizes Off Greek Island |
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| ATHENS — The bodies of four migrants, including two children, were pulled from the Aegean Sea on Wednesday after a dinghy capsized off the coast of Lesbos, the island that has been overwhelmed by asylum seekers trying to reach Europe. | ATHENS — The bodies of four migrants, including two children, were pulled from the Aegean Sea on Wednesday after a dinghy capsized off the coast of Lesbos, the island that has been overwhelmed by asylum seekers trying to reach Europe. |
| An official at the Greek Shipping Ministry said that the bodies of a young girl, a boy, a man and a woman had been recovered, and that six people had been rescued. | An official at the Greek Shipping Ministry said that the bodies of a young girl, a boy, a man and a woman had been recovered, and that six people had been rescued. |
| Two survivors, rescued by a Greek Navy vessel shortly before 8 a.m., said they were traveling from neighboring Turkey aboard an inflatable dinghy when it capsized on the approach to Lesbos. Four others were rescued after a Greek Coast Guard vessel and Super Puma rescue helicopter were sent to the scene. | Two survivors, rescued by a Greek Navy vessel shortly before 8 a.m., said they were traveling from neighboring Turkey aboard an inflatable dinghy when it capsized on the approach to Lesbos. Four others were rescued after a Greek Coast Guard vessel and Super Puma rescue helicopter were sent to the scene. |
| Three other people are believed to be missing, said the Shipping Ministry official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, in line with protocol. | Three other people are believed to be missing, said the Shipping Ministry official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, in line with protocol. |
| Two Greek Navy vessels; two Coast Guard ships; a vessel belonging to Frontex, the European border monitoring agency; and a rescue helicopter continued to scour the area, the official said. | Two Greek Navy vessels; two Coast Guard ships; a vessel belonging to Frontex, the European border monitoring agency; and a rescue helicopter continued to scour the area, the official said. |
| More than a million migrants have sought to reach Europe in the past year, and hundreds have died trying to make the perilous journey to the Greek islands. | |
| The number of arrivals has dropped significantly since the European Union reached an agreement with Turkey to crack down on human smuggling across the Aegean. | The number of arrivals has dropped significantly since the European Union reached an agreement with Turkey to crack down on human smuggling across the Aegean. |