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Search ends for more survivors from boat that sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Monday, October 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM · 1 min read
Search ends for more survivors from boat that sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast — WPLG Local 10, Crystal Community news
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The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for 11 people believed missing after a boat thought to be carrying more than two dozen people sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast.Rescuers saved 16 of those who were on board, including several who had suspected shark bites, the Coast Guard said. Crews spent nearly four days looking for survivors before ending the search late Sunday.The boat capsized in an area frequented by smugglers outside of U.S. waters, according to the Coast Guard. Survivors pulled from the water early Friday told officials there were 27 people on board.A mayday call came from someone on the boat around 1 a.m. Friday, said Coast Guard Lt. Santiago Tamburini. A helicopter reached the site two hours later, and it took about 90 minutes to rescue the 16 people, Tamburini said.The Mexican consulate in San Diego said all those rescued were Mexican nationals. The Coast Guard has said Customs and Border Protection was investigating and interviewing the survivors.Both the

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