Death toll from capsized migrant boat offshore Senegal rises to 26

DAKAR (Reuters) -The death toll from a migrant boat accident off the coast of Senegal has risen to 26 after the discovery of an additional 17 bodies on Tuesday, the Senegalese navy said in a post on X.

The boat - a narrow, wooden fishing vessel known as a pirogue - was carrying over 100 migrants from the town of Mbour and it capsized after only 4 km (2.5 miles) of navigation, state broadcaster Radio Television Senegalaise (RTS) said late on Sunday.

A spokesperson for the West African country's armed forces told Reuters on Monday that the navy had sent a plane and two boats to search for the dead and survivors.

(Reporting by Anait MiridzhanianEditing by Bate Felix)