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TODAY in Ibiza and Formentera
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11 migrants rescued from a skiff off Formentera

11 migrants rescued from Formentera in a skiff
The boat arrived with 11 migrants at es Mijgjorn beach at 3am on Monday morning.

Veronica Carmona Acedo

Tuesday, December 20 2022, 5.59am

A patrol boat with eleven migrants arrived early on Monday morning to the island of Formetera, as reported by the Government delegation in the Balearic Islands. The boat arrived at 3am on Monday, December 19.

The eleven passengers of the skiff, of North African origin, have been rescued in “apparent good health”, according to the Government delegation on the islands, on the beach of es Mijgjorn at the height of chiringuito Pelayo, south of the island of Formentera. A Formentera Guardia Civil patrol intervened in the rescue.

4 more migrants on Sunday

Meanwhile, the Policía Nacional has reported four people of Maghrebi origin which arrived on Sunday by skiff to Playa de Palma, which were located by the Policia Local.