Illegal immigrants found off Del Mar coast

By Hailey Persinger

Originally published October 28, 2010 at 4:22 p.m., updated October 28, 2010 at 4:16 p.m.

DEL MAR — Seventeen migrants suspected of attempting to enter the U.S. illegally have been turned over to Customs and Border Protection agents after being found stranded off the coast of Del Mar.

Coast Guard officials and two helicopters - one out of San Diego and another from Los Angeles - responded about 10:30 a.m. to the disabled vessel about 35 miles west of Del Mar and found 17 people adrift after their boat's engine failed.

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