71 migrants rescued during crossing, including a four-month-old baby

100 kilometers from the Libyan coast, migrants in danger were spotted by the ship of Doctors herns Borders, Monday 27 June. Around the dinghy, several people clinghaveent to debris. Suddenly the teams have seen a baby, hoisted on the shoulder of a castaway. Save him then became the priority. The four month old baby was inanimate, and not breathingwould more. The journalist who filmed testifies. “After a few seconds that seemed like hours, the baby started crying again. And suddenly, we were able to continue the operation”says Michaël Bunel.

The lifeguards then tried to recover the adults who arehaveent on the boat. The survivors, terrified, do not knowhavedon’t swim. Twenty three migrants drowned during this crossing. Rescuers found the baby’s mother. All survivors were transferred to the rescue vessel. As a precaution, the baby and his mother were transferred by helicopter to a hospital in Malta, and are doing well.