US EditionBoat carrying migrants capsizes in Croatia, killing at least 1 person
At least one migrant died and several were injured when their boat capsized on the Sava River during dense fog, officials said.
- On Thursday, a boat carrying migrants overturned early on the Sava river in Slavonski Brod, eastern Croatia, killing at least one person and injuring several others, officials said.
- Rescuers told HRT state television the crossing occurred in dense fog, which contributed to the boat capsizing as people fleeing violence or poverty rely on people smugglers.
- Ivan Vuleta, head of the town firefighters, said emergency services received a call around 5:30 a.m. and rushed to the scene in rescue boats; he initially said three people died before officials revised the toll.
- Police said a man from Bosnia is suspected of people smuggling, while migrants' nationalities remain unspecified, complicating identification and response.
- The area sits on the Balkan land route from Turkey or Greece, with migrants entering Croatia from Bosnia or Serbia, placing Slavonski Brod on a common crossing path.
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All those rescued had hypothermia and were taken to a hospital in Slavonski Brod, a town 190 kilometers east of Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
Police initially reported one fatality, but the number is unfortunately increasing. The survivors were taken to hospital for treatment due to hypothermia.
A boat carrying migrants capsized on the Sava River near Slavonski Brod, Croatia. Two people died, and eight others were rescued by rescue services. The victims were taken to hospital, including a Bosnian citizen suspected of smuggling.
Three migrants drowned after their boat capsized in Slavonski Brod while attempting to cross the Sava River. Eight were rescued by Croatian firefighters and police. According to police, there were 13 people on board, including a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina suspected of smuggling migrants.
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