The Mexican consulate didn't provide the ages, genders or other information about the people killed in one of the deadliest maritime migrant smuggling operations off U.S. waters. 7 Mexican migrants killed after boats capsized off San Diego coast:
Boat salvager Robert Butler, left, and KC Ivers, right, prepare to move one of two boats on Blacks Beach, Sunday, March 12, 2023, in San Diego. Authorities say multiple people were killed when two suspected smuggling boats overturned off the coast in San Diego, and crews were searching for additional victims. 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.one of the deadliestA Spanish-speaking woman who called 911 said she was among eight people on a vessel that reached shore and that 15 people were on another boat that overturned. Authorities found two capsized boats in shallow water amid thick fog late Saturday.
The Coast Guard suspended its search for remains on Sunday. Survivors may have escaped on land, including the woman who called 911. Authorities did not know her whereabouts.each year on the California coast. Carlos González Gutiérrez, Mexico's consul general in San Diego, on Monday warned against the perilous trip.
“People planning to cross the border into the United States, either by land or sea, should know that human smugglers will take advantage of their need in order to obtain illicit money, distorting reality, creating false expectations, and exposing them to high-risk conditions where they may lose their lives,” he said.
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