A suspected smuggling boat capsized near Moonlight Beach in Encinitas early Thursday and one person was transported to the hospital, officials said. San Diego County lifeguards and sheriff’s deputies also assisted in searching for people from the boat. AdvertisementVideo from KSWB-TV in San Diego showed rescuers searching near a red open-hulled boat with an outboard motor in shallow water. So far this fiscal year, 1,327 migrants have been encountered illegally entering the U.S. from the ocean along the California coast, officials said. In May, a smuggling boat broke apart off the coast of Point Loma and three people died.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 08, 2021 15:55 UTC