Tragedy Strikes as Migrant Boat Capsizes Near Greek Island: 22 Rescued, 2 Confirmed Dead

22 Rescued, 2 Dead After Migrant Boat Encounters Rough Weather Near Greek Island

Authorities reported receiving a distress call from passengers on the vessel, which was found semi-submerged north of Samos by a coast guard patrol boat. Twenty-two individuals were rescued, and survivors informed the coast guard about two missing passengers.

In the early hours of Monday, the bodies of the missing—a man and a woman—were recovered, according to the coast guard.

This incident marks another tragic episode in the ongoing migrant crisis, as individuals attempt to reach the European Union via sea routes from the nearby Turkish coast or across the Mediterranean from North Africa.