An 18-year-old woman from Gambia is
dead after the migrant-boat she was on board sank in the
southern Mediterranean overnight, survivors reported on
Thursday.
The 45 survivors were pulled out of the water by an Italian
Coast Guard vessel in the Maltese SAR zone some 33 nautical
miles south-west of Lampedusa.
The Coast Guard also recovered the body of the deceased woman,
who is thought to have drowned.
The survivors and the body were taken to Lampedusa, which is
Italy's southernmost island and the destination boats carrying
migrants from North Africa frequently head towards.
The deceased woman was identified by her two female cousins,
aged 18 and 19, who are reportedly in a state of shock.
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