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. we ll bring you more details as we get them. also happening this hour in california, a desperate race to rescue people trapped in floodwat
hello, bill. reporter: hey, mike. good afternoon to you. yeah, the latest information we re hearing is at least eight people dead after two of these suspected human smuggling boats capsized off the coast of san diego. and this just highlights the fact that we ve got more death at our southern border now. any way you slice slice it whether it s people crowning in the river, dying of dehydration out in the desert, boats sinking in the florida keys or off the california coast, it goes to show you the risk a lot of these migrants take as they try to get here to the united states. fiscal year 2022, more than 800 my granter deaths migrant deaths at our southern border, the all-time record. and it goes to show these human smugglers don t care if people get their alive or kid. they get paid either way. we saw that firsthand in san antonio last summer when that horrific incident happened with the trailer of 53 migrants dead, baked to death in the heat, essentially, outside the cit
San Diego Fire and Rescue has announced that at least eight people of unknown nationalities are dead and seven people are missing following two boats crashing off the San Diego’s Black Beach coast on Saturday night.
At least eight people are dead after two alleged smuggling boats reached Black's Beach amid heavy fog and one capsized in the surf Saturday night, San Diego.
At least eight people died late Saturday after two panga boats crashed near Black's Beach late Saturday night, according to San Diego Fire Rescue Department.