Group of 37 migrants found on the island of Folegandros
[Hellenic Coast Guard]
The Hellenic Coast Guard announced on Thursday that 37 migrants – 23 men, five women and nine minors – were found on the Aegean island of Folegandros at around noon on Wednesday.
One of the women is reportedly pregnant.
The coast guard said in a statement that the sailboat that had been carrying the migrants from the Turkish coast to Italy was found beached and abandoned in the area of Katergo.
The migrants were transferred on Thursday morning to the nearby island of Ios by passenger ship.
It was revealed that the passengers paid traffickers 10,000 euros each for their transport to Italy.
