MADRID—Spain’s maritime rescue service says a baby has died despite efforts by rescuers to save it after a small boat carrying illegal immigrants sunk in the Mediterranean Sea. The death came as over 500 others were rescued.
The service says on Oct. 28, that the bottom of the rubber boat gave out, tossing 56 occupants into the water when its rescue craft reached it Saturday east of the Strait of Gibraltar. Rescue workers were able to save 55 men, women and children, but could not reanimate the baby.
