After the capsize of a boat with migrants, the US Coast Guard deployed a search operation on the coast of California to locate more crew members.
Mexico City, November 15 (However).- The United States Coast Guard (EU) confirmed this Saturday that four migrants died, four were injured and one more was detained by immigration agents, this after the speedboat in which they were traveling capsized near the coast of California.
According to the first official reports, some of the people who were on board the bote declared to be from nationality mexicanawhile the country of origin of several has yet to be determined.
The US agency reported in a statement As a result of this accident, an operation was initiated to search for more people traveling on the boat, who possibly could have been shipwrecked and left adrift at sea.
The US Coast Guard report indicates that, at 11:40 p.m. on Friday, November 14, Border Patrol agents reported the presence of an overturned boat near Seacoast Drive in Imperial Beach, in the state of California.
Minutes later, the presence of six migrants on the beach was reported; Upon arriving at the site, paramedics confirmed that one of them lost his life, while another deceased person was rescued from under the overturned boat.