ROME (AP) — The German nongovernmental organization Sea-Watch said on Monday that one migrant drowned and three others were rescued in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast after their dinghy capsized during a chase by the Libyan coast guard.

On Sunday, a patrol boat from the Libyan coast guard intercepted a crowded dinghy carrying around 30 people off the Libyan coast, intending to return them to Libya, according to the NGO, which filmed the scene from its aircraft. The boat then tried to resist and flee, causing four people to fall into the water due to high waves.

“One person drowned under the eyes of our air crew … the person was basically abandoned at sea and all the other survivors were at first rescued by a merchant vessel which was in the surroundings,” Sea-Watch spokesperson Gi

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