Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (EFE).- Maritime rescue rescued an inflatable boat this morning in the east of Lanzarote with 43 people of sub-Saharan origin on board, one of whom had died and another nine have been hospitalized, two in critical condition, A spokeswoman for the state company has informed EFE.
The zodiac was located by the Salvamar Al Nair 37 kilometers east of the Arrecife coast, with 31 men, 10 women and a baby, as well as a lifeless body.
All of them have been transferred to the port of the capital of Lanzarote, where the survivors have received the first assistance; according to 112, the 9 hospitalized people present symptoms of hypothermia and dehydration.
At the same time, the Salvamar Macondo has rescued another boat 32 kilometers south of Gran Canaria with 64 occupants of sub-Saharan origin (35 men, 24 women and 5 children), who have been transferred to the port of Arguineguín.
