Yecenia Lazcano Soriano, 22, Guillermo Suarez Gonzalez, 23, Eloy Hernandez Baltazar, 48, and several other people killed in boating accident at Black's Beach in San Diego, California
8 reported dead after 2 suspected smuggling boats crash at Black's Beach in San Diego
San Diego police learned about the incident shortly after 11:30 p.m. when a woman called 911 to report she had come from Mexico via boat and that one of the boats had overturned, police Officer Sarah Foster said. The woman told dispatchers nine or 10 people might be in the water from the vessel that capsized.
8 dead after smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego coast
A Spanish-speaking woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 late Saturday to report that the other vessel had overturned in waves off Black's Beach, according to U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Richard Brahm.
3 people who died in human smuggling disaster at Black’s Beach identified
Few other details about the victims were available Tuesday. A spokesperson for the Consulate General in San Diego did not respond to requests seeking further information.
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