The Guardia Civil is handling the investigation.
The Guardia Civil is handling the investigation.
Body found floating off Mallorca
This is the sixteenth body of a possible migrant found in the waters or on the coasts of the Balearics so far this year.
The scene of one of the recent discoveries of a body on a Mallorca beach.
The scene of one of the recent discoveries of a body on a Mallorca beach.
Second body in two days washes up on Mallorca beach
Investigators fear that these are the bodies of immigrants which the currents have carried to the islands.
The beach where the latest bosy was found.
The beach where the latest bosy was found.
Yet another body washed up on Mallorca beach
In January and February, according to data provided by the Efe Agency, 40 boats carrying at least 823 migrants reached the Balearics, 162% more than in the first two months of last year.
Guardia Civil divers searching for the body off Calvia.
Guardia Civil divers searching for the body off Calvia.
Another body found floating off Mallorca resort
In recent months there have been reports of the sinking of various small boats that left Algerian ports bound for Mallorca.
Body found on Mallorca beach
During January, three other bodies were also found on the beaches of Formentera.
Arsen Feci, 49, from Nottingham.
Arsen Feci, 49, from Nottingham.
Man who fled to Spain after being charged with small boat people smuggling convicted
National Crime Agency officers started an investigation into Arsen Feci, 49, from Nottingham, and his organised crime group after a coastguard plane saw migrants being offloaded from a RHIB, named Orca, in Joss Bay, Kent in the early hours of 9 October 2022.
More than 1,150 migrants arrive in the Canary and Balearic Islands
A total of 5,456 migrants have arrived in Spain illegally from 1 to 31 January 2025, which is 32.4% less than in the same period of 2024.
Small boats of migrants have started arriving in the Canary and Balearics Islands this week.
Small boats of migrants have started arriving in the Canary and Balearics Islands this week.
One of the many small boats intercepted last year in the Balearics.
One of the many small boats intercepted last year in the Balearics.
Mallorca calls for the intervention of Frontex to deal with the migration crisis
Balearics have become an established and expanding migratory route due to their proximity to Algeria and the lack of effective controls.
The Guardia Civil are now investigating three dead bodies.
The Guardia Civil are now investigating three dead bodies.
Third dead body found on Balearic beach
Nearly 6,000 migrants arrived in the Balearic Islands in 2024 -- almost three times the number from the previous year.
Balearics beach bodies had been in the water for a week
DNA samples have been taken to try to identify them.
The Guardia Civil are investigating the bodies.
The Guardia Civil are investigating the bodies.
Two bodies found on top Balearic beach
In mid-December two migrants lost their lives in a small boat during the crossing between North Africa and Formentera.
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