4 dead, 25 hurt after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident

4 dead, 25 hurt after suspected smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego (NCD)

By Kelli Dugan and Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

SAN DIEGO — Four people died and more than two dozen others were hospitalized Sunday after a wooden boat capsized and splintered just off the San Diego coast during a suspected human smuggling operation, authorities said.

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Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over boats searching the area where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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– The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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