Boat capsizing in the border waters between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia has led to 11 deaths

According to the news from the Bosnia and Herzegovina border police on August 23, the accident has caused 11 deaths. The commander of the Bosnia and Herzegovina border fire and rescue team said that rescuers found another body of a victim on the 23rd, raising the number of victims to 11. The police's search and rescue and investigation operations are still continuing.

On the evening of August 21, 2024, a boat capsizing accident involving illegal immigrants occurred on the Drina River on the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia.

At the time of the accident, about 30 illegal immigrants were trying to cross the Drina River from the Serbian border by boat and head to Bosnia and Herzegovina. During this period, a boat capsized. The Serbian Ministry of the Interior released news on the 22nd that rescuers had retrieved 10 bodies. Previously, the Serbian police confirmed that there were a total of 30 illegal immigrants crossing the Drina River to Bosnia and Herzegovina on the accident boat. At present, 18 people have reached Bosnia and Herzegovina on the other side. Among them, 10 are minors.