Ceuta, Spain (EFE).- More than 800 Moroccan and Algerian migrants attempted to swim to the Spanish city of Ceuta in North Africa, where most were intercepted by Moroccan patrol boats, on Wednesday.
Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service rescued over 300 people, and two bodies were found at sea.
The migrants set out from Castillejos, the Moroccan coastline closest to Ceuta, in an attempt to swim to the Spanish city’s shore.
Most of the migrants were young adults aged 18 to 30, as well as many minors, though the exact number has not been officially confirmed.
The Maritime Rescue Service and the Spanish Red Cross rescued 117 people from the water. In addition, the Civil Guard assisted approximately 200 people with patrol boats.
