The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the waters off Florida’s coast for 39 people missing after their boat capsized in a suspected human smuggling trip, officials say.
Coast Guard was searching the waters off Florida’s coast for 39 people missing after their boat capsized in a suspected human smuggling trip, officials said Tuesday.
A good Samaritan found a single survivor clinging to the overturned vessel around 45 miles east of Fort Pierce on Tuesday, the Coast Guard said. The man said he and 39 other people left Bimini in the Bahamas on Saturday night, but the craft experienced severe weather and capsized, according to the Coast Guard. The agency said the man reported that no one was wearing life jackets.The 25-foot vessel capsized Sunday morning, it said. Conditions at the time included 7- to 9-foot seas. The survivor was taken to a hospital for symptoms of dehydration and sun exposure.The Coast Guard was notified around 8 a.m.
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