At least eight people were killed when two migrant smuggling boats capsized in shallow but treacherous surf amid heavy fog, authorities said Sunday, marking one of the deadliest maritime human smuggling operations ever off of U.S. shores.
The first San Diego lifeguards to respond were not able to access the beach because of high tide, and ended up wading north through knee- to waist-deep water, officials said.
By Emma Tucker, CNN At least eight people have died after two smuggling boats capsized near the shore of Black’s Beach in San Diego County, California, officials said. Authorities responded to the scene Saturday around 11:30 p.m.
Authorities say eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats overturned off the coast San Diego, and crews were searching for at least seven additional victims. San Diego Fire-Rescue
At least eight people have died after two fishing boats capsized off the coast of San Diego, California, in an apparent migrant smuggling operation, emergency officials said on Sunday.
Authorities say eight people were killed when a suspected smuggling boat overturned off the coast San Diego, and crews were searching for at least seven additional victims. San Diego Fire-Rescue
Authorities say eight people were killed when a migrant smuggling boat overturned off the coast of San Diego. Crews searched Sunday for additional victims. The Coast Guard says a Spanish-speaking
At least eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats approached a San Diego beach and one capsized, and crews are searching Sunday for an estimated seven additional victims, authorities said.
As two migrant smuggling boats approached a California beach in heavy fog, one overturned in the surf, officials said. Illegal crossings from Mexico have soared under US President Joe Biden's administration.
Eight people were killed when two migrant smuggling boats approached a San Diego beach amid heavy fog and one capsized in the surf, authorities said Sunday, calling it one of the deadliest human smuggling operations ever in the U.S.
Eight people have died after two boats capsized off the coast of California, emergency officials have said, with officials suspecting that the craft were being used by people smugglers....
Two boats carrying migrants crashed off the coast of San Diego, California, where so far eight people are confirmed to have drowned to death as rescue and recovery efforts continue.
Officials from the San Diego fire and police departments, Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard and state and local lifeguards were among those who responded to the scene.
A search is underway for at least two other people in what one lifeguard official described as "one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies" in recent memory.
