Heartbreaking photos of drowned Syrian toddler show human tragedy of refugee crisis

Heartbreaking images have emerged of a young Syrian boy lying face-down on a beach in Turkey after drowning on his way to Greece.

A paramilitary police officer carries the lifeless body of a migrant child after a number of migrants died and a smaller number were reported missing after boats carrying them to the Greek island of Kos capsized, near the Turkish resort of Bodrum early Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. (AP Photo/DHA) Source: AP

Published 3 September 2015 7:31am

Updated 3 September 2015 12:16pm

Source: SBS, Reuters

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