Four dead off Greek island after migrant boat runs into trouble

A helicopter and a vessel carrying coast guard officers take part in a search and rescue operation after a boat carrying migrants ran into trouble off the coast of the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos, Greece (Michael Svarnias/AP)

At least four migrants died in the eastern Aegean Sea when a small boat bringing them from nearby Turkey sank just off the island of Samos, Greek authorities said.

The coast guard said five other people were rescued after the accident, but it was unclear how many had originally been on the boat and whether any more were missing.