Eight people are dead after two boats crashed off the San Diego coastline late Saturday night, officials say.
Eight people are dead after two boats crashed off the San Diego coast late Saturday night, and authorities are searching for what they believe are seven additional victims, officials from San Diego Fire and Rescue said Sunday.The panga boats capsized around 11:30 p.m., officials said, adding that a Spanish-speaking female passenger on another boat that made it to the shore of Black's Beach called 911 to report that victims of the other boat were in the water.
The dispatcher used GPS information from the caller’s phone to determine the location of the capsized boat, which authorities said was about 800 yards north of Black Gold Road in La Jolla. Coast Guard Petty Officer Eddie Berrios confirmed eight people had died and teams were searching for at least seven more. He didn’t know what kind of boats they were in but said pangas — small open boats with outboard engines used in smuggling operations — often come ashore there.
The incident was one of the deadliest migrant smuggling operations ever in the area, said Eric Lavergne, a Border Patrol spokesperson. In May 2021, a packed boat used in a human smuggling operation capsized and broke apart in powerful surf along the rocky San Diego coast, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others.
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