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Eight suspected migrants died on Saturday night as two apparent smuggling boats collided off the coast of Black's Beach near Torrey Pines.

Lives Lost After Boats Capsize Near San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — Eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats overturned off the coast San Diego, and crews are searching Sunday for seven additional victims, authorities said.

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Smuggling off the California coast has ebbed and flowed over the years but has long been a risky alternative for migrants to avoid land borders.

Authorities said that least eight people are dead and a search for at least seven victims was underway Sunday after a suspected human smuggling operation ended after two boats crashed off the San Diego coast late Saturday night. James Gartland, chief of the lifeguard division in San Diego, said 'this is one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that I can think of in California, certainly here in the city of San Diego.' Gartland said a woman called 911 at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday...

Eight suspected migrants died on Saturday night as two apparent smuggling boats collided off the coast of Black's Beach near Torrey Pines.

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

Eight suspected migrants died on Saturday night as two apparent smuggling boats collided off the coast of Black's Beach near Torrey Pines.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — 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.