Italy Finds 5 More Bodies From Feb. 26 Shipwreck, Taking Death Toll to 86

A piece of the boat and a piece of clothing from the deadly migrant shipwreck are seen in Steccato di Cutro near Crotone, Italy, on Feb. 28, 2023. Remo Casilli/Reuters

ROME—Italian authorities have found the bodies of five more victims of a shipwreck last month off the coast of Calabria, bringing to 86 the death toll from one of the worst migration disasters in recent European history.

The tragedy was followed by another shipwreck on Sunday in which 30 people are missing and feared dead.