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6 bodies recovered off Greek island of Lesbos, 1 woman saved

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Migrants play soccer during an event at the Greek northern city of Thessaloniki, on Sunday, April 23, 2017. About 1000 refugees residing in northern Greece attended an event in the framework of "Football Family Day" during which they watched a live broadcasting of a soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on two giant screens. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) (The Associated Press)

Migrants jubilate as they watch a live broadcast event in Thessaloniki, Greece, Sunday, April 23, 2017. About 1,000 refugees residing in northern Greece attended the event as part of "Football Family Day" during which they watched a live broadcast of the Spanish "El Clasico" soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on two giant screens. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) (The Associated Press)

Retired Spanish player and La Liga ambassador Carles Puyol, left, La Liga President Xavier Tebas, center, and Greece's Migration Minister, Yannis Mouzalas attend a news briefing in Thessaloniki, Greece, Sunday, April 23, 2017. About 1,000 refugees residing in northern Greece attended an event in the framework of "Football Family Day" during which they watched a live broadcasting of Spanish first division soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid on two giant screens. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) (The Associated Press)

Greece's coast guard says six bodies have been recovered from the sea off the eastern Aegean island of Lesbos, while one person has been rescued.

The coast guard said a Greek navy vessel located the bodies, believed to be of migrants attempting to enter Greece from Turkey clandestinely, on Monday. Five were recovered by the European border patrol agency Frontex, while one was recovered by the coast guard.

The six dead were one man, four women and a boy. The coast guard rescued a pregnant woman from the water and transported her to Lesbos.

It was unclear how many others might be missing in the incident. Vessels from the Greek coast guard and navy, Frontex and a private boat have undertaken a search operation.