Body of a minor recovered from sea off Formentera
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The body of a minor has been recovered from the sea off Formentera. A Guardia Civil patrol brought the body ashore at the port of Ibiza after the discovery at about 15.00 on 5 September.
The body was in an advanced state of decomposition and the young person was wearing a lifejacket. Guardia Civil judicial police are investigating.
Investigators have not ruled out that the minor was a migrant who died during a crossing in a small boat, known in Spanish as a patera.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com