Naples, Dec. 31 (LaPresse) – A man and a 5-year-old boy have died in the shipwreck of a migrant boat off the coast of Tunisia, which had 19 people on board. According to local media, the shipwreck occurred on Sunday. The Tunisian Coast Guard reported that they responded to a distress call from a vessel carrying 19 Tunisian migrants, which had suffered a malfunction in open waters and began taking on water.
The operation led to the rescue of 12 passengers and five others recovered from the sea. A man lost his life, and a 5-year-old boy, initially reported missing, was found dead yesterday morning.