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2-year-old becomes 1st migrant to die in 2016

By Agence France-Presse in Athens | China Daily | Updated: 2016-01-04 07:57

Thirty-nine others are rescued from a boat as toddler's body is pulled from sea

A drowned 2-year-old boy became the first known migrant casualty of the year on Saturday after the crowded dinghy he was traveling in slammed into rocks off Greece's Agathonisi island, the coastguard said.

The other 39 passengers, including a woman who had fallen overboard, were rescued after local fishermen raised the alarm.

2-year-old becomes 1st migrant to die in 2016

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