Story highlights Fisherman says he has retrieved dozens of bodies from the waterMigrant boat is believed to have been carrying 450 peopleCairo (CNN) At least 162 people drowned when a migrant boat capsized this week off the coast of Egypt, state media Ahram Online reported Friday. The overloaded boat bound for Italy was believed to have been carrying 450 migrants when it overturned Wednesday. Only 164 have been rescued and many more are feared missing. A local fisherman told CNN his boat retrieved dozens of bodies Friday morning. Naval forces on Friday afternoon pulled 107 bodies from the Mediterranean and they expect more, authorities said.
Source: CNN September 23, 2016 12:01 UTC