@ebrima.migrants.797: 🚨 TRAGEDY AT TUJERENG: THREE BODIES RECOVERED FOLLOWING SUSPECTED MIGRANT BOAT CAPSIZING The Gambia Immigration Department has confirmed the discovery of three deceased individuals at Tujereng (Fantatinting) Beach following reports of a boat sighting along the shoreline on Saturday, 8 November. According to the Department, officers from the Border Patrol Unit and Migration Management Unit were immediately dispatched to the scene after receiving the information. Upon arrival, the response team discovered three bodies lying on the shore. The Gambia Police Force and The Gambia Fire and Rescue Service were subsequently contacted to assist and ensure that the necessary procedures were followed. The deceased are suspected to have been aboard a boat involved in a capsizing incident linked to irregular migration. However, the full circumstances surrounding the tragedy are still under investigation. IMPORTANT: IDENTIFICATION AND FAMILY NOTIFICATION As investigations continue, it is important for the relevant authorities to establish the identities and nationalities of the deceased and determine whether other passengers were involved in the incident or remain missing. Our thoughts and condolences go to the families who may be affected by this heartbreaking tragedy. We urge anyone with information about a missing relative or a boat that recently departed and may be connected to this incident to come forward and contact the relevant authorities. Every life matters. Every missing person deserves to be accounted for. No family should be left without answers. Picture by the Gambia immigration department By Ebrima migrant situation
