Dozens Of Migrants Tried To Cross From Belarus To Lithuania By Boat

Lithuanian patrols were waiting for them on the shore.

On Sunday, October 12, a group of migrants tried to get from Belarus to Lithuania by crossing the Neman River on inflatable boats, the Lithuanian Border Guard Service reported.

The first group appeared on the Belarusian shore opposite Druskininkai district around 5:30 am. They brought two inflatable boats and launched them into the water. The 18 people on the boats headed downstream towards Lithuania. Having noticed border patrols on the Lithuanian shore, the migrants turned around and returned to Belarus. They came ashore, pulled out both boats and fled to the territory of Belarus.

On the same day at about 19:00 another group of migrants, about 16 people, appeared on the Belarusian side opposite Lazdy district. Some of them got into an inflatable boat, to which a rope was tied. In case the first group successfully landed, those who remained on the Belarusian side planned to return the boat and cross the Neman. As in the first case, Lithuanian patrols were waiting for the migrants on the Lithuanian bank. They were forced to return to Belarus.

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