7 Killed in Capsized San Diego Boats Were Mexican Migrants

7 Killed in Capsized San Diego Boats Were Mexican Migrants
Boat salvager Robert Butler, (L). and KC Ivers, (R), prepare to move one of two boats on Blacks Beach, in San Diego, Calif., on March 12, 2023. Gregory Bull/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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At least seven of eight people killed when two boats capsized in shallow but turbulent surf off the San Diego coast were Mexican migrants, Mexican officials said Monday.

Preliminary identification was based on records found with people’s bodies when they were recovered, the Mexican consulate in San Diego said in a news release. The nationality of the eighth person was unknown.