16.10.2026 21:32
Search efforts continue on their second day for 2 children who went missing after a boat carrying an Iraqi family trying to illegally cross into Greece from Edirne capsized in the Meriç River. During their work in the river, teams encountered another body with half of its body missing. An investigation has been launched to determine the identity and cause of death of the body, which was removed from the water and taken to the morgue.
In Edirne, as search efforts for 2 children who went missing after a boat capsized in the Meriç River continue on their 2nd day, teams found another body in the river that was missing half of its body.
THE BOAT THEY BOARDED TO CROSS INTO GREECE CAPSIZED
The incident occurred at the NATO Bridge location near Bosnaköy on the Meriç River. According to information obtained, a family of 5 Iraqi nationals fell into the river when the boat they boarded capsized while trying to cross into Greece illegally. While the mother, father, and one of their children reached an islet in the river and survived, 2 children were swept away by the current and went missing. The 12-year-old girl pulled from the water died despite interventions at the hospital where she was taken.
A MUTILATED BODY WAS FOUND WHILE SEARCHING FOR THE MISSING CHILDREN
Teams that launched a search operation in the river to find the missing children encountered another body during the efforts. The body, determined to be missing half of its body, was pulled from the water and taken to the morgue of Trakya University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. An investigation was launched to determine the identity of the body and the cause of death.
Gendarmerie underwater search and rescue teams from Izmir and Tekirdağ, along with police divers, also joined the efforts to find the 2 missing children. The teams' search efforts in the Meriç River continue on their 2nd day.