Margaret Evans reports on the treacherous sea crossing for refugees

Thousands of asylum-seekers many fleeing Syria have risked their lives crossing the sea in small, often flimsy boats. Many have died.

The danger of thejourney became painfully clear when photos circulated around the world of thebody of a three-year-old Syrian boy who drowned along with his brother and his mother after the boat carrying them capsized.

CBC correspondent Margaret Evans and cameramanJean-FranoisBissonset out to showwhat thecrossing might feel like for refugees.

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