MIAMI — At least four people died, and 11 others were rescued, after a small boat, packed with suspected migrants from Haiti and Jamaica, capsized off the coast of Miami on Wednesday, October 16.
Coast Guard crew members found the survivors clinging to the hull of the 15-20 foot power boat after getting a call at about 1:00 a.m. EDT from a 911 dispatch center in Miami.
One of the 11 survivors was taken to a local hospital for medical attention, but information on the person’s condition was not provided.
Rescuers recovered four bodies from the ocean seven miles east of Miami, and the other survivors were in Coast Guard custody.
“We’re searching by air and by sea for additional possible survivors,” said Miami Officer Sabrina Laberdesque.
Laberdesque didn’t have information about the origin of the capsized vessel, which appeared to have been overloaded.
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