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Authorities say eight people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats overturned off the coast of San Diego, and crews were searching for at least seven additional victims.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — 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. A Spanish-speaking woman on one of the panga-style boats
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.
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.
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.