2 Dead as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Eastern Greek Island

2 Dead as Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Eastern Greek Island
Migrants on a dinghy arrive at the southeastern island of Kos, Greece, after crossing from Turkey, on Aug. 13, 2015. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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ATHENS, Greece—At least two people drowned when an overloaded boat carrying nearly 30 migrants sank off Greece’s eastern Aegean Sea island of Kos Wednesday, authorities said.

Greece’s coast guard said 24 people were rescued from the scene of the sinking, and a man and a woman were found dead. A coast guard statement added that according to survivors’ accounts, the boat had been carrying 27 people, which would leave one person missing.