... still no further news on that cayuco spotted to the south of Tenerife, and as I said in the post above, it could be that it gave the authorities the slip. It could also be, however, that it sank, even being so close (relatively) to land.
We've wondered before on this thread how many fail to make it, and today comes news of at least 6 unfortunates who didn't. Mauritanian police discovered their bodies on the shore and are presuming that they died in the effort to get to the Canaries in such a boat.
The forensic team which examined the bodies alongside the Police said that the poor people died from the cold, thirst and hunger, and that they were probably in a boat which capsized in strong waves. God knows how many others were in the same boat ... and where their poor bodies are now.
It's not the first time that the Mauritanian police have found such bodies on their coastline, the maximum tally is, I think, 16, and on these other occasions too, have discovered evidence to demonstrate that they came from such cayucos.
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