Up to 48 Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Coast of Senegal, Says Army

Up to 48 Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Coast of Senegal, Says Army
A member of the Senegalese Armed Forces, Senegal, on Feb. 9, 2021. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images
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DAKAR—Up to 48 people were missing on Friday after a boat carrying around 60 people capsized off the coast of northern Senegal, the Senegalese army said in a statement.

Navy vessels rescued 11 passengers and retrieved one body from the waters after receiving an alert that a boat had overturned 22 miles from the estuary of the Senegal river.