A fourth body has been located on the coast of Órzola, that of an eight-year-old boy

The body has been spotted by the helicopter and the emergency services are coming to rescue it

June 18 2021 (12:34 WEST)
Updated in June 18 2021 (14:22 WEST)
Rescue of the lifeless body of the eight-year-old boy
Rescue of the lifeless body of the eight-year-old boy

An eight-year-old boy has become the fourth fatal victim of the shipwreck off the coast of Órzola. The GES helicopter located his body in the sea at noon this Friday and the emergency services have gone to the area to recover the body.

The first three fatalities were found during Thursday night and the early hours of Friday morning and were a man and two women, one of them pregnant.

Since early this Friday, the search has been resumed in the area, which so far has left the tragic discovery of the body of this child. In addition, the device continues trying to locate at least one other missing person. 

According to initial reports, there were 49 people traveling on the boat, although this Friday it was pointed out that there could actually be 46. Considering that 41 people were rescued alive and that there are already four dead, it is estimated that there would be between one and three more people missing.

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