Three people drowned and at least 12 are believed to be missing in a migrant shipwreck off the island of Mykonos, the Greek coastguard said on Friday.
The bodies of two women and a man were found during a search that began early on Friday after a boat capsized in the Aegean Sea off Mykonos, the coast guard said.
Two men, one Syrian and one Palestinian, were rescued and, according to their accounts, a total of 17 people were on board the boat, a coastguard official said.
Four coast guard ships and three helicopters fanned out on a search and rescue mission, the official added.
Greece has been one of the main points of entry into the European Union for refugees and migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Most cross in inflatable boats from Turkey to distant Greek islands, a short but perilous journey during which thousands have died.
(Reporting by Angeliki Koutantou)
Source: CNN Brasil
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