Authorities: Man who piloted boat that crashed hit U.S. agent By JULIE WATSON, Associated Press
Published: May 5, 2021, 11:08am
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3 Photos Wreckage and debris from a capsized boat washes ashore at Cabrillo National Monument near where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy) Photo Gallery
SAN DIEGO A man accused of piloting a boat overloaded with migrants that crashed into rocks off San Diego’s coast and killed three people kneed a U.S. Border Patrol agent in the face who was trying to put a leg shackle on him on the beach, authorities said.
SAN DIEGO A man accused of piloting a boat overloaded with migrants that crashed into rocks off San Diego s coast and killed three people kneed a U.S. Border Patrol…
Accused boat captain in fatal Point Loma crash due in court
A man who allegedly captained a boat that crashed in coastal waters near Point Loma during an apparent human-smuggling operation, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others, was slated to make his initial court appearance Wednesday.
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A man who allegedly captained a boat that crashed in coastal waters near Point Loma during an apparent human-smuggling operation, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others, was slated to make his initial court appearance Wednesday on federal charges related to attempted smuggling and assault on a Border Patrol agent.
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A man accused of piloting the boat that broke up on the rocks of Point Loma in a deadly human smuggling attempt has been charged in San Diego federal court, according to a complaint filed Wednesday.
Antonio Hurtado faces charges of attempting to bring in undocumented migrants at a place other than a port of entry and assault on a federal officer, both felonies.
According to the complaint, several of the 29 survivors identified Hurtado in a photo lineup as the captain of the 40-foot trawler-style boat that ran aground about 50 feet offshore and broke apart on the rocks below Cabrillo National Monument mid-morning Sunday. Many families visiting the iconic lighthouse and tide pools watched the horror unfold, and some bystanders joined the massive rescue effort.
3 Killed, 27 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes off San Diego
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03 May 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - Three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalized after a wooden boat capsized Sunday in what may be a human smuggling operation just off the San Diego coast, authorities said.
Local lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies responded around 10:30 a.m. following reports of an overturned vessel near the peninsula of Point Loma, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
Three people died at the scene and 27 people were taken to hospitals with varying degrees of injuries, department spokesman Jose Ysea said.