Migrants Located Off Samos Coast
The Hellenic Coast Guard located two immigrant bodies off Samos' coast this afternoon, according to reports.
They found the women and man after rescuing an additional thirteen migrants trying to enter Greece. Survivors stated that twenty more immigrants are missing; the Coast Guard will search for them until this afternoon.
A Turkish patrol vessel rescued two more individuals that are thought to have been traveling on the same boat. Currently there is no more information available, regarding where the immigrants originated from.
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