Four dead when suspected migrant-smuggling boat breaks apart off San Diego
Reuters | May 03, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
Debris lies in the water after a deadly boat incident, where a 40 cabin cruiser broke up along rocks at Point Loma, San Diego, California, U.S. (Photo : San Diego Fire-Rescue Department via REUTERS)
Four people were killed and more than two dozen injured on Sunday when a boat suspected of attempting to smuggle migrants into California broke apart off Cabrillo National Monument at San Diego s rugged Point Loma, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The initial call arrived just before 10 a.m. (1700 GMT) and prompted a large emergency response, including the U.S. Coast Guard and state and local agencies, as the magnitude of the incident became clear.
Three migrants killed, 27 hospitalised after smuggler boat capsizes off San Diego coast
2 May, 2021 11:18 PM
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Three people were killed and nearly two dozen others were hospitalised after a boat capsized Sunday just off the San Diego coast. Photo / KGTV
Three people were killed and nearly two dozen others were hospitalised after a boat capsized Sunday just off the San Diego coast. Photo / KGTV
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By: Elliot Spagat and Christopher Weber
Three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalised on Sunday (US time) after a boat capsized and broke apart in rough water just off the San Diego coast during a suspected human smuggling operation, authorities said.