Migrant Shipwreck Survivor Drowns In Lake

A young migrant from Ivory Coast who survived a shipwreck in the Mediterranean has drowned in a lake in northern Italy.

Lesine Sanune had been living at a migrant centre near the Italian city of Turin.

The organisation, which has given shelter to Mr Sanune, said the 24-year-old came to Europe last summer, having survived the perilous crossing after the dilapidated boat he was on capsized and sank.

But on Saturday afternoon, Mr Sanune had been on a trip to Lake Sirio in Chaiverano with other asylum seekers when he decided to dive into the water following a meal.

Witnesses told the La Stampa newspaper that he never surfaced.

His body was recovered by divers a few hours later.

Silvana Perrone, head of the Isola di Ariel association which runs the migrant centre, said his death was "absurd".

She added: "He escaped the sea and died in this way. I'm lost for words."

The news comes as the Italian coastguard said it had rescued 668 migrants from smugglers' boats in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast.

It brings the total number of rescued migrants to 13,000 people this week, officials said.