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The Italian coastguard on Saturday released dramatic footage of migrants being plucked from the water during rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
The video released showed one migrant floating using a life-saving device as officers came to his rescue while another, visibly shocked, hung on to the bow of a ship.
The coastguard said 2,121 people had been rescued altogether from 17 vessels between Friday and Saturday morning as they tried to reach Europe - but the body of a dead migrant was recovered.