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.
3 killed, 27 hospitalized after suspected smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego
Updated May 02, 2021;
Posted May 02, 2021
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over boats searching the area where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, near San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP
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SAN DIEGO Three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized Sunday after a boat capsized and broke apart in rough water just off the San Diego coast during a suspected human smuggling operation, authorities said.
Lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10 a.m. following reports of an overturned vessel in the surf near the rocky peninsula of Point Loma, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
3 killed, 27 hospitalized after suspected ‘smuggling vessel’ capsizes off San Diego
Updated 10:48 PM;
Today 9:09 PM
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over boats searching the area where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)AP
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SAN DIEGO Three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized Sunday after a boat capsized and broke apart in rough water just off the San Diego coast during a suspected human smuggling operation, authorities said.
Lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10 a.m. following reports of an overturned vessel in the waves near the rugged peninsula of Point Loma, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
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