A Pakistani hockey player named Shahida Raza was among those who died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Italy. According to reports, the 27-year-old single mother sailed on the migrant boat from Turkey to Italy which crashed into a sea cliff, causing dozens of migrants to drown, including some 40 Pakistanis, The Wire reported.

Pak hockey player Shahida Raza among those dead in Italy migrant boat tragedy

As the toll from Italy's boat wreck keeps on climbing, a horrible detail of the tragedy has come to the fore. The people smugglers responsible for the "voyage of death" threw kids into the sea to lighten the boat's weight, reports claimed.

Italy boat tragedy gets murkier: Smugglers 'threw kids into sea' to lighten vessel's load

The death toll rose to at least 63 in the migrant tragedy off Italy's southern coast after rescue crews recovered several more bodies Monday, driving home once again the desperate and dangerous boat crossings of people seeking to reach Europe.

Italy Boat Tragedy: 63 bodies found, 36 still missing

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Pak hockey player Shahida Raza among those dead in Italy migrant boat tragedy

Italy boat tragedy gets murkier: Smugglers 'threw kids into sea' to lighten vessel's load

Italy Boat Tragedy: 63 bodies found, 36 still missing