APA reports quoting local media that 14 people were rescued. The survivors were taken to nearby hospitals. Their condition is serious. The migrants trying to reach the Greek
Shortly after this incident, the local police was informed that more 20 migrants were being illegally taken from Bodrum to Greece. Persons suspected of organizing the trip were detained. As it turned out, the organizers got $3,000 per capita, pledging to take them to Greece in an old boat.