Boat Full of Illegal Immigrants Capsizes Off San Diego Beach

Surfers and lifeguards rushed to the rescue.
Boat Full of Illegal Immigrants Capsizes Off San Diego Beach
Environmental crews walk past a lifeguard tower in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Oct. 5, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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A boat filled with smuggled illegal immigrants capsized near a San Diego beach in the early morning of Jan. 25, flinging about 20 people into the sea as lifeguards and surfers rushed to rescue them, city officials said.

“Lifeguards immediately responded to the scene by water and on the beach,” city spokesman José Ysea told The Epoch Times in an email Monday.

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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.