A young man trying to reach Spain from Morocco was rescued after being noticed by a family sailing near Benalmadena. The family initially mistook him for a bird before realizing he was a person. Video footage shows the exhausted man swimming toward their yacht. After rescuing him, they provided water, clothes, and food. The man was equipped only with a rubber ring and flippers. A maritime rescue service later took him to port in Malaga, indicating that such dangerous crossings by migrants are not uncommon.
A man attempting to reach Spain from Morocco using a rubber ring and flippers was rescued after being spotted by a family sailing to the Balearic islands.
Sources reported that the man was in a wetsuit and equipped only with the ring and flippers before being rescued by the maritime team.
Such dangerous crossings are not uncommon as dozens of migrants use basic means to reach Spain, particularly targeting the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
Maria Martin noted that while this method is often used by young men to reach Ceuta, it is less common for those crossing the broader Alboran Sea.
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