The four bodies found on Thursday night in an inflatable boat that remained adrift eleven miles from Cartagena correspond to four North African women, around 30 years old, who died at the beginning of the week due to lack of food and water, in his trip to the Spanish coast. The Civil Guard investigators suspect that they were part of a larger group of immigrants, but they sense that the rest of the passengers – up to a dozen and who could be men – could have jumped into the water in a desperate manner when they lost the maneuverability of the rigid boat. in which they crossed from Africa to Europe and lost hope of being located.
The researchers from the Armed Institute considered other options at first, since the type of boat used for this trip and the black color of the rubber are more typical of drug trafficking networks than immigration. In addition, it had an outboard motor also painted black to make it difficult to locate by aerial means. Nor did they launch any distress calls, as far as is known. But on board they found no more evidence to link the case to drug trafficking. In addition, the bodies did not show signs of violence and did show sunburns, according to sources close to the investigation.
The boat with the four bodies was located on Thursday night by Customs, which reported it to Maritime Rescue and the Civil Guard. Two speed boats from both services towed the Zodiac-type vessel to the port of Cartagena. The bodies were extracted by City Hall firefighters, who used personal protective equipment and masks due to their state of decomposition. The Spanish authorities have already begun efforts to try to identify the deceased. His first step was to ask Algeria if his relatives had reported his disappearance after losing contact for so many days and having no record of his arrival in Spain.
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