migrants missing from an overturned boat in southern california. at least eight people died after two smuggling boats capsized near the shore of a beach in san diego county. it s not clear how many migrants are still missing. local officials say the migrants were part of a human trafficking operation. this is not necessarily people trying to find a better life. this is part of a transnational criminal organization effort to smuggle people into the united states. these people are often labor trafficked and sex trafficked when they arrive. this is the one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that i can think of in california. certainly here in the city of san diego. officials say the victims were not wearing life jackets, and their nationalities have not yet been determined. still to come, it s that time of year. march madness is upon us once again as dozens of schools prepare to compete for college
you get essentially carried away by strong currents that pull you back into the ocean. officials saying they tried to search by air, but even night vision goggles weren t able to see anything. they also announced that they found some life jackets in the area, but these life jackets were essentially washed up on shore and say that the bodies they recovered did not have any life jackets on. but what they re also saying is that the people responsible for all of this are not thinking about safety. here s what authorities said. this is not necessarily people trying to find a better life. this is part of a trans national criminal organization effort to smuggle people into the united states. these people are often labor trafficked and sex trafficked when they arrive. this is the one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that i can think of in california. certainly here in the city of san diego. reporter: customs and border protection also are looking into
about safety. here s what authorities said. this is not necessarily people trying to find a better life. this is part of a transnational criminal organization effort to smuggle people into the united states. these people are often labor trafficked and sex trafficked when they arrive. this is one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that i think of in california, certainly here in the city of san diego. and customs and border protection also looking into this. they say 93 work with mexican officials. and they re always trying to identify the criminal organizations that are responsible for all of this. camila bernal, cnn, los angeles. police in the u.s. state of vermont responded to an emergency at the burlington international airport sunday after a bomb on board an inbound flight. the aviation director saidet flight was reported by the crew of the united airlines flight after a passenger found a note in the bathroom saying there was
ucsd police department and, obviously, san yea bow lifeguards san diego lifeguards. so we worked to recover those, and my condolences to the family. this is one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that i can think of in california, certainly here in the city of san diego. [background sounds] so local rescuers, state rescuers, law enforcement and our federal partners, nobody encountered any survivors during this time. the timing was of all the assets getting down there. people may have left the beach, we re not sure.
officials say at least eight people are dead after a smuggling boat capsized off the coast of san diego. authorities responded to the scene after someone on a separate boat called 911 to report victims in the water. they say rough conditions made the recovery effort difficult. we were in recovery mode for about five hours after that. the access to the area was very difficult due to the tide and the coastal cliff there. that area is a very hazardous area even in the daytime. it has a series of sandbars and inshore rip currents. you would think you could land in sand and get to waist-high or knee-high water and think you re able to get to land. this is one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that i can think of in california, certainly here in the city of san diego. authorities are continuing to search for any additional victims.