A 43-year-old man and his five-year-old son, both from San Pawl il-Baħar, died after a boat allegedly collided with their dinghy in Ġnejna Bay during the early hours of this morning.
Police said the incident occurred shortly after 1am when a boat, operated by a 43-year-old man from Rabat, is believed to have struck the small vessel.
Members of the Civil Protection Department launched a search operation and located the father and son. They were recovered from the sea and certified dead. Their bodies were later transferred to the mortuary.
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