Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Capsized Boat, Leaving 34 Lost at Sea

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Capsized Boat, Leaving 34 Lost at Sea
U.S. Coast Guard Captain Jo-Ann F. Burdian details the search of 38 missing migrants at a news conference in Miami Beach, Fla., on Jan. 26, 2022. Marta Lavandier/AP Photo
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—The Coast Guard said it suspended its rescue operations at sunset Thursday after announcing earlier that afternoon that it had found four additional bodies in its search for dozens of migrants lost at sea off Florida.

Homeland Security Investigations officials have said they were actively investigating the case as a human smuggling operation.