Witnesses see more than a dozen people jump from what U.S. Border Patrol says was smuggling boat. The incident happened at South Mission Beach Wednesday afternoon.
1 dead in suspected smuggling incident involving panga boat off La Jolla coast
One person died and 15 people were taken into custody after a suspected smuggling incident off the La Jolla coast.
By: Jermaine Ong
and last updated 2021-05-20 14:57:08-04
LA JOLLA, Calif. (KGTV) One person died and several others were hospitalized after a panga boat involved a possible human smuggling attempt was spotted in the waters off La Jolla early Thursday morning.
Customs and Border Protection officials said a Border Patrol agent spotted a panga boat off the coast of Point Loma at around 5:10 a.m. traveling north with several passengers.