At least two people died and 23 more were injured after a suspected smuggling boat capsized off Point Loma in San Diego on Sunday, authorities confirmed. Crew members pulled 25 people from the water, said the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department on Twitter. Officials said that 23 were injured and two died. Chief Patrol Agent Aaron M. Heitke said the capsized boat was part of a “suspected maritime smuggling event.” Federal officials are still searching the water in vessels and aircraft for anyone else in the water. Border Patrol officials told KPBS that the boat, which overturned off Point Loma, is suspected of being part of a human smuggling operation. A San Diego fire official also said the boat was suspected of being used by smugglers to bring people illegally into the United States, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Epoch Times has contacted the Department of Homeland Security for …
2 Dead, 23 Injured After Suspected Human ‘Smuggling’ Boat Capsizes Near San Diego: Officials
May 2, 2021
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