"We jumped from a ship and swam to the shore, with us there was a fellow countryman who we lost sight of". Two migrants of Moroccan nationality told the carabinieri who were blocked by the military along the beach of Sarroch during the night.

The searches started immediately under the coordination of the Port Authority of Cagliari. The patrol boats of the Coast Guard are in action and this morning also those of the Financial Police and the Fire Brigade. The Nemo Coast Guard helicopter in flight.

The whole area of Sarroch has been patrolled, but for now no trace of the missing has emerged, the searches will continue during the day despite the difficult conditions of the sea, particularly rough.

The story of the two migrants is not entirely clear: they would have jumped from a ship to the shallows in the Sarroch area, but despite the long swim in the freezing water of the night, their health conditions are good, they did not go into hypothermia. their clothes were also not particularly wet.

The two were accompanied to the first reception center in Monastir.

(Unioneonline / ss)

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