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One Killed After Fatal Pushback South of Lesvos Shortly before midnight last night, Aegean Boat Report received an emergency call from a boat in distress in the border area south of Lesvos. The boat was reported to be carrying 45 people. The group told us they had been violently pushed back by the Hellenic Coast Guard. According to the survivors, the coast guard destroyed the engine, damaged the rubber boat during the attack, and left them helplessly drifting at sea while the boat started taking in water. The Turkish Coast Guard was immediately informed, and several rescue vessels together with a helicopter were dispatched to the area. When rescue teams arrived, they found a semi-submerged rubber boat. 44 people were rescued from the boat itself, 4 people were pulled from the sea, and one person was found dead. At this stage, we have no confirmed information about the nationality, gender, or age of the people involved. Another person is dead in the Aegean Sea after an alleged violent pushback operation by the Hellenic Coast Guard. And once again, there will most likely be no independent investigation, no accountability, and no consequences. This is not an isolated incident. It is the result of a systematic policy that has been allowed to continue for years in full view of Europe. People are dying at Europe’s borders again and again. The evidence is overwhelming. Europe knows exactly what is happening in the Aegean Sea — and still it continues. We are tired of reporting deaths. Tired of documenting the same crimes. Tired of watching people disappear into the sea while European leaders look away. How many more people need to die before this ends?