The boat, believed to have been illegally carrying migrants, had 15 people aboard before it capsized south of Sugarloaf Key, the Coast Guard said.
The United States Coast Guard is seen, April 9, 2014.Two people are dead and five are missing after a boat capsized near the Florida Keys, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday night.
The boat, which was determined to have been carrying migrants, had 15 people aboard before it capsized south of Sugarloaf Key, the Coast GuardLocal search crews and good Samaritans rescued 8 people. Six were taken for medical evaluation, the statement said. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of those who lost their lives off the Lower Keys," Rear Admiral Brendan McPherson, commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District, said in the statement. "Our search continues for others that may have survived this tragic incident."
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