DAKAR, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Around 20 bodies were recovered from Lompoul Beach in northern Senegal on Saturday, a day after a boat was reported to have run aground offshore, the Senegalese Press Agency (APS) reported Saturday evening, citing a security source.
Gendarmes and firefighters recovered the bodies along the coast near Tebene, in the Potou Saradao area of Kebemer department, and transported them for identification, the report said.
The circumstances surrounding the incident, as well as the number of people aboard the boat, remained unclear. ■