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An abandoned panga boat and at least a dozen life jackets were found Friday morning on Mission Beach, according to a media report.
The boat was discovered on the sand near El Carmel Place around 5:30 a.m., according to 10News.
The life jackets were on the sand and in the boat, along with food and several containers of fuel, according to the news station. It was not clear how many passengers may have been on the boat when it came ashore.
The abandoned vessel is just the latest found off the coast of San Diego County in a series of suspected attempts to smuggled people into the U.S. by sea over the past week.
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A rescue involving a suspected smuggling boat off the coast of La Jolla on Thursday is the third of its kind in recent weeks, and the increase in maritime smuggling attempts has raised many concerns.
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