Body of Moroccan Migrant Found on Spanish Enclave Beach in Ceuta

The lifeless body of the Moroccan was discovered on Monday, in the waters of the southern bay of the city, by a fisherman who immediately alerted the Civil Guard, according to EFE. The agents of the Special Group for Underwater Activities (GEAS) went to the indicated location, not far from the Sarchal beach. The Moroccan would have died some time ago, given the advanced state of decomposition of the body.

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According to the first hypotheses, it could be a migrant who drowned while trying to reach the city, before his floating body was carried away by the sea current to the place where it was found. The victim was not wearing a wetsuit, which suggests that he was traveling on a boat that probably sank.

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The body was transferred to the maritime service base for the purposes of the autopsy in order to determine the cause of death. Since the migration crisis in May, more than fifteen bodies of migrants have already been found at sea. The last body was located on November 17. It was a 16-year-old Moroccan minor.