The body of a 12th victim from the capsized boat in the Drina river was found near the town of Tegare near Bratunac in Bosnia, the head of Bosnia's civil protection service, Boris Trninic, told the SRNA news agency.

Around 30 people had been trying to cross the river on Thursday (August 22) when their boat capsized at around 5am near Ljubovija in Serbia, said Bosnian official Vladan Rankic.

Ten bodies were initially recovered from the river, among them a nine-month-old baby girl named Lana and her parents, Ahmed Ibrahim Hilala and Khadija Najib Shaaban.

An eleventh body was identified on Friday. Authorities subsequently called off the search, saying that all those reported as missing had been accounted for.

Eighteen migrants meanwhile managed to reach the shore unharmed. According to the Arabic news outlet The New Arab, three of Lana's siblings were among the survivors.

The Drina river forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Serbia. Over the past decade, at least 40 migrants have died trying to cross the river, a Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty report said Thursday.

"The Drina is always dangerous, even for strong swimmers," Rankic added.

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Drop in migrants transiting Serbia

Serbia is one of the main countries on the so-called 'Balkan route' through which migrants pass in an effort to reach the EU. It borders four member states – Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary.

According to the Serbian government, most of those who have tried to cross in recent months come from Syria, Afghanistan, Turkey, Morocco and Pakistan.

More than a million people have transited through Serbia since 2015, according to the Serbian government, however, the number has dropped significantly in the past few years.

Serbian officials say this is due to cooperation with Austrian police and with Frontex, the EU's border agency.

With AFP, Reuters