A BABY is among two migrants found dead after a boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia.
The vessel, carrying 20 Tunisians, sank on Saturday just 395ft from the coast in Gabes, the Coastguard has reported.
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According to reports, five on board were missing while 13 others were rescued.
“Two bodies have been recovered, one of a 20-year-old man and the other of an infant,” it said in a statement.
Gabes’ authorities have begun an operation to “determine the circumstances of this tragedy”, they said.
The tragic incident occurred during a spike in migrants and refugees attempting to reach Europe.
Tunisia is a popular landing point for those making the dangerous journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
It comes after dozens of migrants died after their ship sank just hours into their journey to Italy on Thursday.
The 20ft boat had set off from Sfax in Tunisia with 45 people onboard, including three children.
But it ran into trouble only six hours after departing when a huge wave slammed into the doomed vessel.