Sub-Saharan immigrant dies trying to swim to Melilla in storm

AN immigrant died after trying to swim to the shore of Melilla during a storm.

The sub-Saharan man was rescued from the water by the Guardia Civil along with two others, all of them with hypothermia, after trying to reach Spanish territory on the enclave in North Africa, by swimming to shore amidst a violent storm last night, Tuesday, March 2.
At around 9.30pm, the Guardia Civil in Melilla were alerted by a person at the South Dock who heard screaming at sea.
The Special Group of Underwater Activities (GEAS) attended the scene and found two people who they took to the Noray Marina.
One of them had severe hypothermia and the second was “unconscious and rigid”, so during the journey back to land, the officers performed CPR and both were covered with thermal blankets. An ambulance was waiting at the port to attend to the immigrants, but despite all the efforts, the man died at 10pm. The coroner and medical examiner were called to the area.
A third immigrant managed to get to shore on his own and was also taken to the Regional Hospital with hypothermia after being treated in another ambulance.
Guardia Civil are investigating the death.
This comes after the bodies of three other immigrants were found in Melilla within just 24 hours on Monday and Tuesday this week.

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