A boat carrying 39 illegal immigrants was intercepted this morning by the Maritime Rescue Service about 14 miles off Cádiz.
The passengers consisted of 26 men, 8 women and 5 children. One of the passengers was found to be in a critical condition as a result of severe hyperthermia and subsequently died.
Rescue officers made several attempts to revive the man but to no avail. The remaining passengers were taken to Tarifa.