Panga boat with 14 onboard discovered off coast
Panga boat with 14 onboard discovered off coast
Written by Debbi Baker
7:10 a.m., Nov. 29, 2011
SAN DIEGO — Several suspected illegal immigrants were discovered in a disabled boat off Sunset Cliffs early Tuesday.
The panga was spotted in the surf line about 6:20 a.m., lifeguard Lt. Andy Lerum said.
Eleven men and three women were onboard, a Border Patrol spokesman said.
A person called to say the boat appeared to be in distress and needed assistance, Lerum said.
Lifeguards towed the vessel to safety away from the shoreline and notified Border Patrol and San Diego police.
The boat was towed to lifeguard headquarters on Quivera Court in Mission Beach where officials were waiting.
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