Last year more than 23,000 people arrived on the Canary Islands from the West African coast, and figures for the first four months of this year, comments Boelpap in his radio report, show that trend accelerating. According to one Spanish NGO on the Canary Islands, about 1850 people died attempting the Atlantic crossing last year, making that route to Europe one of the most deadly.
Urgent rescue mission We descended to 500 feet and we discovered that there were three people who were conscious, explains one of the Spanish military crew, Captain Alex Gomez.
A screenshot of the Search and Rescue helicopter from the Spanish military used in the mission | Source: BBC Video
Brother of Fernando Rodriguez says the 24-year-old could light up the dark with his smile . Author: Brittany Kleinpeter Updated: 9:52 PM EDT May 12, 2021
HENRY COUNTY, Ga. It s been two years since 24-year-old Fernando Octavio Rodriguez died at a hospital after he was allegedly tased by police 15 times. His family is now speaking out for the first time.
His brother, Octavius Rodriguez, said Fernando was the oldest of three boys, and could light up the dark with his smile.
“He was a very outgoing person, he was a lovely, lovely soul, Octavius Rodriguez.
Octavius said he s watched the officer s bodycam video from the night of September 20 hundreds of times and it still impacts him the same way.
Octavio Rodriguez Cira and Fabiola Merlos Martinez filed the 11-count suit on May 11 claiming their son, Fernando Rodriguez, was robbed of his 14th amendment rights when police used excessive force, failed to intervene and failed to render medical aid to him. Additionally, they claim the county and city failed to provide proper training to police officers as well as failed to provide for the safety of arrestees and detainees, âincluding the handcuffing and restraint process.â
Rodriguez, 24, was found by Hampton police on Sept. 20, 2019, walking nude on Oak Street near the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Hampton police responded and Henry County officers arrived on the scene as back up.
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