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4 Dead, 4 Injured After Boat Capsizes Off Imperial Beach Coast: Coast Guard
Nine people were aboard the suspected smuggling boat; four died and five were rescued by multiple agencies responding to the capsizing off Imperial Beach.
- On Nov. 14, 2025, a suspected panga boat capsized off Imperial Beach, killing four of nine people aboard while five were rescued and taken to local hospitals.
- Border Patrol Agent Gerardo U. Gutierrez said the vessel was first spotted south of the Imperial Beach Pier around 12 a.m. and capsized during a maritime smuggling event amid heavy surf and a substantial rainstorm.
- Recovery teams found one body near South Seacoast Drive and three near the Imperial Beach Pier after Coast Guard notified about the boat capsizing around 11:40 p.m. Friday.
- The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies responded, and the case remains under investigation with one person transferred to DHS, authorities said, 'This event remains under investigation.'
- Migrants increasingly turn to risky smuggler-run pangas, with several recent deadly incidents, including a May flip that killed at least three and a 2023 capsizing killing eight, while nearly 9,000 died last year attempting border crossings, the U.N. reports.
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4 Dead After Suspected Migrant Boat Overturns Near a San Diego Area Beach
At least four people died and four others were taken to a hospital after a boat suspected of carrying migrants overturned off the coast near San Diego on Friday night, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Border Patrol agents alerted the Coast Guard at about 11:40 p.m. that a panga boat — a flat-bottomed fishing vessel with sharp bows that is powered by a single motor — had overturned, an agency spokeswoman said. About five minutes later, the authorities …
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