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A patera arrives in Los Cocoteros on its own

The Civil Guard has located 15 people who were traveling in it

stock image of a small boat

A patera, a type of inflatable boat, arrived on the coast of Lanzarote on Thursday night, specifically in Los Cocoteros, as reported by the Emergency Consortium.

The Civil Guard organized a search operation for the occupants of the boat in the area. Finally, 15 people were located.

The Red Cross traveled to the site and assisted the migrants in the area. Two of them have been transferred to Molina Orosa for different pathologies.