Migrant boat capsized in Meriç River: 1 child died, 1 child is missing

The incident took place at night at the NATO Bridge location near Bosnaköy, where the Meriç River passes in Edirne. The boat carrying an Iraqi mother, father and their 3 children, who wanted to cross Greece illegally, capsized.

While the mother and her child were going to the islet in the river, 2 children were lost in the current. Upon the notice of those who saw the situation, gendarmerie, AFAD and medical teams were dispatched to the region. Thanks to the work done by the teams, the Iraqi couple and their 12-year-old girl were brought to shore. The child, who was taken to Trakya University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, could not be saved despite all the intervention of the doctors.

No results were obtained from the search and rescue efforts of the teams at night. In the early hours of the morning, AFAD teams started working on the river by boat, and gendarmerie teams started working from the shore for the 2 missing children. Search and rescue efforts of the teams continue.