( CNN ) -- At least 61 people died Thursday when a boat believed to be carrying illegal immigrants sank off the coast of Turkey , a semiofficial news agency reported . Prosecutors were investigating the incident in which 30 adults and 31 children , including three infants , died in the Aegean Sea off Turkey 's western Izmir province , the Anadolu Agency said , citing the provincial government . The boat was carrying Palestinians and Syrians who were described by officials as `` illegal migrants , '' the news agency reported . Crews rescued 46 people . Two were taken to a local hospital , the news agency reported , while the rest went to a police station and given medical checks . News reports did not indicate where the boat originated or where it was headed . CNN 's Gul Tuysuz contributed to this report .
September : Death toll rises to 50 after storm in Aegean Sea . The agency says boat carried Palestinians and Syrians whom officials call illegal migrants . 46 people rescued : Two went to a hospital , rest got checkups at a police station , agency says .