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At least 38 people have been rescued and 11 bodies found as the U.S. Coast Guard scoured the open waters northwest of Puerto Rico on Friday via boat, plane and helicopter in a bid to find more survivors after a boat carrying suspected migrants capsized. The group was first spotted Thursday morning by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter,…

Three people were rescued in Mission Beach after their boat capsized Sunday night, San Diego Lifeguards said. According to Lifeguard Lt. Brian Clark, a lifeguard boat responded to the scene of a boat that had capsized close to the tip of Jetty Rd. near Mission Blvd around 9:45 p.m. The three people aboard were able to get to rocks for…

The Coast Guard has ended its search for survivors of the San Diego boat wreck, which killed three and injured dozens on a bright Sunday morning near tidepools of Cabrillo National Monument, a popular spot for tourists and hikers

Three people died and dozens were injured when a boat suspected of smuggling undocumented passengers crashed off the coast of Point Loma last week, but the tragedy could have been far worse if lifeguards, U.S. Coast Guard and Border Patrol personnel, and several good Samaritans didn’t dive into action.

NBC 7’s Dave Summers spoke to a Navy rescue swimmer who was on a hike when he saw dozens of boat passengers in need of help.

A second person has died after a smuggling boat capsized off the coast of Imperial Beach on Monday morning. At around 2:30 a.m., a suspicious boat was seen off the coast of Imperial Beach which prompted the response of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the Air and Marine Operations (AMO). As officials made their way...