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Border Patrol detained 113 Haitian migrants after their sailing vessel ran aground off the coast of Florida Saturday afternoon.
The boat was found near a gated community on Ocean Reef off Key Largo, officials said.
Rescuers transferred people from the stranded ship to Coast Guard vessels, some of whom entered the water without lifejackets and required rescue by crew members.
Chief Patrol Investigator Walter N. Slother, who heads the Police Department’s Miami Division, said in a Twitter post that investigators are trying to keep immigrants “safe, clean, nourished, healthy, and aware of who they are and what they have.” , working to pinpoint what they don’t have.” They’re wrong. “
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The area off the northern coast of Key Largo has been a frequent destination for Haitian migrants since November.
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“This is an ongoing investigation, trying to identify the smugglers who packed these people onto that ship,” Slosar said.