US EditionPolice: 11 Bodies Found in Caribbean Boat Likely African Refugees
- Authorities in the Caribbean discovered the decomposed remains of 11 individuals inside a small boat that had washed up on Canouan Island early Monday.
- This discovery follows previous incidents involving migrant vessels in the Caribbean and officials believe the boat had been at sea for a long time based on decomposition.
- Authorities recovered several passports likely from Mali, supporting the view that the victims were African migrants attempting a dangerous ocean crossing toward the Canary Islands.
- Police Superintendent Junior Simmons reported that multiple passports found at the location seem to originate from Mali, and confirmed that the bodies discovered were severely decomposed.
- Authorities are conducting forensic examinations while cooperating alongside both regional and international agencies to determine the victims’ identities and trace the vessel’s origins, emphasizing the persistent dangers present along migration paths.
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Found 12 Bodies with Passports From Mali on a Vessel in the Caribbean with Potential Destination to the Canary Islands
According to the statement of the Police, which called the investigation "complex", the bodies were in an advanced state of decomposition The Police of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has confirmed this Wednesday that the bodies found in an advanced state of decomposition on a vessel stranded this week on its coast belong to 12 people who may be African migrants. According to the statement of the Police, who described the investigation as "comp…
Abandoned boat and 11 bodies found on eastern Caribbean island with Mali passports
Authorities in the Caribbean country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines say they have discovered an abandoned boat and the remains of 11 people along with passports from the west African country of Mali.
"Advanced State of Decomposition": Eleven Bodies Found on the Coast of the Grenadines with Malian Passports
The remains of eleven people and Malian passports were found on Monday off an island in the Grenadines. At the same time, a migrant boat capsized on Wednesday in a port in the Canary Islands, killing at least six people.
Macabre Discovery in Caribbean: 11 Bodies Found in an Advanced Decomposing State Were Found in an Abandoned Ship
The police from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines said Tuesday that they found an abandoned boat on the land of the Canouan island that carried the remains of what they thought would be 11 people who might be from Mali, although their research on their identity is in...
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