8 Cubans hospitalized in maritime smuggling incident near St. Lucie County
Eight people went to the hospital after a maritime smuggling incident near Port St. Lucie.
The United State Border Patrol said a homemade boat capsized just before making it to shore on Sunday night.
The group, who are all from Cuba, were trying to make their way to shore just south of Waveland Beach, according to the Martin County Sheriff s Office. The boat capsized after taking on a large wave, throwing the six men and two pregnant females into the water.
Martin County Sheriff's said a makeshift vessel of styrofoam and rebar was holding eight Cuban immigrants when it capsized just South of Waveland Beach.
Eight people rescued off Hutchinson Island after Styrofoam and rebar boat overturns after weeks at sea
8 people thrown in water when makeshift boat overturns
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A boat overturned Sunday off Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, sending two pregnant women and six men from Cuba overboard. The people had spent more than 16 days at sea on the makeshift vessel made of foam, metal rods and a Kia car engine, officials and eyewitnesses said.
Rescue workers took at least six people to hospitals after everyone had been pulled to shore near Waveland Beach, 10350 South Ocean Drive, State Road A1A, said St. Lucie and Martin County fire rescue officials.
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A boat overturned Sunday off Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, sending two pregnant women and six men from Cuba overboard. The people had spent more than 16 days at sea on the makeshift vessel made of foam, metal rods and a Kia car engine, officials and eyewitnesses said.
Rescue workers took at least six people to hospitals after everyone had been pulled to shore near Waveland Beach, 10350 South Ocean Drive, State Road A1A, said St. Lucie and Martin County fire rescue officials.
St. Lucie County sheriff’s officials said Monday that the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were holding the men and women.