5 drown on boat journey to Spain
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July 12, 2010, Monday
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THREE persons and two babies drowned after falling into the Mediterranean as they approached southern Spain from Africa aboard a damaged inflatable boat, the Interior Ministry said yesterday.
Ministry representative Antonio Cruz said officials were alerted to the approach of the boat off the coast of Motril on Saturday evening and launched a rescue operation.
Cruz said that when coast guards approached they saw a dinghy partially underwater. When those aboard saw the rescue vessel a group stood up, causing the boat to rock and some people to fall into the water.
Their bodies were recovered from the sea, Cruz said, adding that rescue workers also helped 37 survivors aboard the rescue ship.
A man, woman and baby were then taken to a hospital in Motril while a man and a baby were flown by helicopter to a hospital in Almeria, Cruz said.
Ministry representative Antonio Cruz said officials were alerted to the approach of the boat off the coast of Motril on Saturday evening and launched a rescue operation.
Cruz said that when coast guards approached they saw a dinghy partially underwater. When those aboard saw the rescue vessel a group stood up, causing the boat to rock and some people to fall into the water.
Their bodies were recovered from the sea, Cruz said, adding that rescue workers also helped 37 survivors aboard the rescue ship.
A man, woman and baby were then taken to a hospital in Motril while a man and a baby were flown by helicopter to a hospital in Almeria, Cruz said.
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