Forty people feared dead as woman rescued from dinghy off Canary Islands

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.