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Young migrant child dead, 13 missing in sea off Greek island

by Reuters
Saturday, 19 September 2015 09:11 GMT

11 people were rescued from the sea between Lesbos and Turkey and one swam ashore in the early hours

LESBOS, Greece, Sept 19 (Reuters) - A girl believed to be five-years old died and as many as 13 migrants may be missing at sea off the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, the Greek coastguard said.

Nikos Lagkadianos, a coastguard spokesman, said 11 people were rescued from the sea between Lesbos and Turkey and one swam ashore in the early hours. The survivors said they thought 13 of their number were missing. (Reporting by Jeremy Gaunt; editing by John Stonestreet)

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