Over 80 dead, including an infant, after migrant canoe rescued near Canary Islands

Maritime rescue forces located a canoe that had set out from Gambia toward the Canary Islands, spotting it about 120 kilometers from Gran Canaria on Wednesday evening. The craft, which originally carried 128 people, was recovered in the early hours of Thursday after 26 days at sea, with only 44 survivors still alive. Rescue crews left five corpses on the canoe due to rough sea conditions and transferred additional victims to local hospitals, where many displayed signs of severe dehydration and disorientation.

All surviving passengers were men from Gambia and Mali, and they arrived at the Arguineguín dock in a weakened state. According to officials, the deceased on board included two women and an infant. Emergency helicopters evacuated three of the most critical survivors to hospitals in Las Palmas.