Race against time on the Meriç River: The search for the 2 missing children is on the 2nd day...

A family of five from Iraq came to Edirne to cross to Greece illegally. The couple and their 3 children sailed into the Meriç River from the NATO Bridge location near Bosnaköy by boat. After a while, the boat capsized.

The mother, father and one of their children, who fell into the water, went to the island in the river, and the 2 children were lost in the current. Upon notice, 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 daughter were brought to shore.

The child, who was taken to Trakya University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, could not be saved.

A search and rescue operation was launched in the river for the 2 missing children. AFAD teams worked on the river yesterday by boat, and gendarmerie teams worked from the shore. The efforts that continued throughout the day yielded no results.

The search and rescue efforts, which started again today, were supported by the 6-person Underwater Search and Rescue team from Izmir Provincial Gendarmerie Command and diver police from Tekirdağ.

The teams go down to the river and search with special equipment. The teams' work continues.