Ten other apparent illegal immigrants are taken into custody after being tossed from a 30-foot fishing boat into the chilly waters off Torrey Pines state beach in San Diego.
A boat packed with suspected illegal immigrants capsized early Saturday in the surf off a state beach in San Diego, leaving one migrant dead and triggering a search-and-rescue effort that lasted throughout the day, authorities said.
The incident illustrates an uptick in maritime smuggling along the U.S.-Mexico border as smugglers respond to a buildup of forces and barriers at the land boundary separating San Diego from Baja California.
Six people from the capsized vessel were rushed to area hospitals, but one died en route, said Jackie Dizdul, a spokeswoman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Another was reported in critical condition.
A coroner's report said the dead man was an unidentified Latino who was found floating in the ocean and was pronounced dead upon arrival at UC San Diego Thornton Hospital after efforts to revive him failed.
U.S. immigration officials arrested 10 other suspected illegal immigrants who were unhurt, officials said.
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