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Four bodies recovered, 29 missing from boat rescued off Spain's Canary Islands

A pneumatic boat is seen in which 4 deceased migrants were travelling, in Las Palmas port, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Borja Suarez

The bodies of four migrants, who died on the Atlantic Ocean in an inflatable dinghy with 34 people on board, and a survivor were brought to Spain's Canary Islands, the local maritime rescue service and an NGO said on Sunday.

"The ship Miguel de Cervantes has recovered the bodies of the four dead people found yesterday 150 miles southwest of Gran Canaria in a dinghy, from which a survivor was also rescued," the maritime rescue service said on Twitter.

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