In the morning hours today (February 23rd) the Port Authority of Mytilene was informed by a Greek Police unit about the identification of 18 foreigners in the land area of Vatera, Lesvos. The foreigners were transferred to the Kara Tepe “Mavrovouni” KIH . During the transfer, it was reported that a woman inside the boat was unconscious .
The LS-EL.AKT. Patrol Boat rushed to the scene , which located the 38-year-old foreigner (Afghan national) unconscious, on a rocky spot on the coast of Agios Fokas. The woman was picked up and transported to the fishing shelter and from there by ambulance to the Polichnitos Health Center , where she was pronounced dead .
Her body was transferred to the North Aegean Forensic Service for an autopsy . According to the survivors, the woman lost consciousness during the transfer of the foreigners from Turkey to Greece.
The preliminary investigation is being conducted by the Central Port Authority of Mytilene , while the boat transporting the foreigners was seized.
Source: lesvosnews.net