Two migrants' bodies recovered off İzmir coast

The coast guard recovered two bodies of migrants and rescued 46 others off the Aegean coast of the country, the authorities announced today (September 23).

A rubber boat carrying a group of migrants drifted off the coast of Karaburun district in İzmir province due to engine failure, the Turkish Coast Guard Command said in a statement.

The coast guard sent a boat to the spot and found the lifeless body of a migrant.

After a helicopter-assisted search and rescue operation, coast guard teams found the lifeless body of another migrant.

Those who were rescued were taken for health checks and then to the provincial migration authority. (VK)