8 Dead After Suspected Migrant Boats Crash Near US Coast: Officials

8 Dead After Suspected Migrant Boats Crash Near US Coast: Officials
A boat sits overturned on Blacks Beach in San Diego on March 12, 2023. Gregory Bull/AP Photo
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Authorities in San Diego, California, confirmed that eight people died after two suspected smuggling boats carrying what may be illegal immigrants crashed off the coast on Sunday.

A woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 late Saturday to report that the other vessel had overturned in waves off Blacks Beach, according to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Richard Brahm.

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