Forty people feared dead as woman rescued from dinghy off Canary Islands
by Staff and agencies in Madrid from on (#5NHQ5)
The woman, who was trying to make the trip from Africa, was found lying next to two bodies and in a bad state', officials say
About 40 migrants are feared dead after rescuers recovered a lone woman clinging to an overturned dinghy that had been carrying dozens of people trying to reach the Canary Islands.
A rescue helicopter carrying the survivor - a 30-year-old woman who appeared exhausted and shaken - landed at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria airport on Tuesday, after a cargo ship found her 135 miles off the coast.
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