Seven of the eight people who died late Saturday night when two suspected human smuggling boats capsized near Black’s Beach are presumed to be citizens of Mexico.
near Black’s Beach are presumed to be citizens of Mexico, officials from the foreign consulate said Monday.
San Diego lifeguards and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered the victims in the water and along the sand at Black’s Beach, at the foot of the bluffs a little south of the Torrey Pines Gliderport, after a woman called 911 around 11:30 p.m. Saturday. The woman, who spoke Spanish, told a dispatcher there were eight people on her boat and somewhere between eight and 15 on a second boat that had overturned.
The Coast Guard sent a helicopter to the site late Saturday, but the poor visibility caused them to quickly abandon the search. On Sunday morning, the agency sent a small boat, a cutter and a helicopter to help with the search, but called off their resources about 4 p.m., according to Adam Stanton, a Coast Guard spokesperson.
A spokesperson from the county medical examiner’s office said there was no information available about the victims’ identities as of Monday, but that autopsies were being performed. He said staff will often work closely with consulate officials from a victim’s country of origin. Lozano, the Mexican consulate spokesperson, said that as soon as the medical examiner’s office confirms the identities, consulate officials will notify the victims’ families.
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