Italian Coast Guard Finds Bodies of 2 Minors on Migrant Boat

Italian Coast Guard Finds Bodies of 2 Minors on Migrant Boat
Bodies are disembarked on the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa, Italy, on Oct. 21, 2022. David Lohmueller/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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ROME—Two minors were found dead Friday on a migrant boat carrying nearly 40 people in the Mediterranean Sea and a search was under way for a woman reported missing from the vessel, Italy’s coast guard said.

A coast guard statement said 36 people were found alive on the boat, which had been reportedly disabled by an explosion, in waters off Malta. It was not immediately clear how the minors had died or what the passengers’ nationalities were.