Add 16 dead by wreck of yola in the Bay of Samana

At least four corpses have been rescued from the waters of the Bay of Samana, which adds 16 dead, a total of 65 aboard the boat that was bound to Puerto Rico, and capsized in the early hours of yesterday.

Two of the victims were identified as Hipólito Moscoso, 21, a native of Moca, and Altagracia Subero of ORB, 44, who lived in the Quisqueya Ensanche of the city of Santo Domingo.

The two others found today still have not been identified, authorities are waiting to reach their families.

The four bodies are found in the morgue of the hospital Miss Elupina Lamb of Sabana de la Mar, where there have been countless people trying to locate missing relatives.

Authorities intensify via sea and air search to locate 35 others who are still missing, of the 65 who were travelling in the u000aboat.

Search involves two helicopters of the Puerto Rico Coast Guard, so as several vessels of the Navy of Guerra Dominican.

The sea is calm, so it might help that in the next few hours they are found most missing.

Until yesterday, 12 people had died, also had 14 injured survivors and a few missing 39.

The trip was estimated at RD$ 1.5 million that were paid in cash to a person identified only as "Berto", alleged organizer of the illegal crossing, said one survivor.

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