Macedonia Doctors Wanted Money from Bulgaria Ilinden Survivors

It was also reported that two of the survivors of the Ilinden boat tragedy are currently still in hospital in a stable condition. Photo by BGNES

Macedonian doctors reportedly asked Bulgarian survivors of the ‘Ilinden' tragedy on Saturday for money in return for treatment of injuries.

After the Ilenden boat sunk on Lake Ohrid in Macedonia, killing 15 Bulgarians, survivors were taken to a local hospital.

One of the survivors, 54-year-old Rayna Ninova, from the Anton village, reported that before the medical team from the Bulgarian Medical Association arrived at the hospital a local doctor asked her for 300 Macedonian Dinars in return for treatment.

It was also reported that two of the survivors of the tragedy are currently still in hospital in a stable condition.

Bulgaria is holding an official day of mourning Monday in honor of the fifteen people who died on Saturday when an ageing tourist boat sank in seconds on Macedonia's Lake Ohrid, a popular attraction in the Balkans.

Another 40, all Bulgarians, survived the accident.

The group of Bulgarians aboard the Ilinden were on their way to the Saint Naum monastery.

All 15 bodies have been identified, but under Macedonian legislation, they need to be also recognized by relatives in order to be sent to Bulgaria. Relatives of the victims will arrive in Ohrid on Monday. The government plane that brought the survivors back, has been made available for the trip.

 

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