According to the Athens News Agency, the Greek Coast Guard came across a man, on Wednesday morning, on a Kos island beach who claimed that he had managed to escape from a sinking boat.
The Greek authorities responded by launching a search and rescue operation to find and assist the other victims of the shipwreck. According to the media outlet, one woman was saved by the Turkish Coast Guard.
Europe is currently struggling to cope with a massive refugee influx, with millions of refugees fleeing conflict-torn countries of the Middle East and North Africa in search of asylum in stable and wealthy EU states. Most refugees travel from Turkey to the Greek islands before continuing onward into mainland Europe.
According to the International Organization for Migration, 45,361 migrants and refugees have arrived in Greece by sea since the beginning of 2016.
