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Death toll in Black Sea boat capsize rises to 23
Turkish Coast Guard finds body of woman on Sunday
24.09.2017 - Update : 25.09.2017
KOCAELI, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 22: Wounded migrants are being taken to hosptal after a fishing vessel carrying illegal migrants sank in the Black Sea off Turkey’s northwestern province of Kocaeli, Turkey on September 22, 2017. At least 23 people died after fishing vessel incident. ( Ömer Faruk Cebeci - Anadolu Agency )
By Sengul Oymak
KOCAELI, Turkey
Turkey's Coast Guard on Sunday increased to 23 the death toll of migrants, who drowned when their boat sank in the Black Sea off
A body of a woman was found by the search-and-rescue teams on Sunday, a statement said.
Search teams managed to rescue 40 migrants after the boat sank at 5.03 a.m. local time (0203GMT) around 64 nautical miles north of Kefken village on Friday.
Search efforts for the missing migrants are ongoing in the sea.
