Baby among migrants who drowned crossing river from Serbia to Bosnia

In this photograph made available by the Serbian Ministry of Interior, Serbian Police officers search a bank of the Drina River near the town of Ljubovija, Serbia (Serbian Ministry of Interior/AP)
In this photograph made available by the Serbian Ministry of Interior, Serbian Police officers search a bank of the Drina River near the town of Ljubovija, Serbia (Serbian Ministry of Interior/AP)

A baby was among at least 10 people who drowned after a boat carrying migrants overturned while crossing the Drina river from Serbia to Bosnia, officials in the two Balkan countries said.

Serbian police received a call around 5am on Thursday from their counterparts in Bosnia along with a citizen who reported the accident, said Interior Minister Ivica Dacic.

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