Baby drowns in migrant-boat disaster off Lampedusa

A five-month-old baby boy has drowned after he ended up in the water in a migrant-boat tragedy off the Italian island of Lampedusa early on Wednesday. © ANSA

- ROME, SEP 13 - A five-month-old baby boy has drowned after he ended up in the water in a migrant-boat tragedy off the Italian island of Lampedusa early on Wednesday.

According to an initial reconstruction, the fatal accident took place when the people aboard the boat he was on all moved to one side, causing several to fall into the water, as a Coast Guard vessel approached to rescue it. The mother, a minor from Guinea who was traveling with other family members, was being given psychological support at Lampedusa's migrant hotspot. It had initially been reported that the baby died in a chaotic landing operation in Lampedusa's port. .

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