SUSPECTED HUMAN SMUGGLING BOAT 🚤 CAPSIZES OFF FLORIDA, CREWS SEARCHING FOR THE MISSING 39

Chandrayee Roy Choudhary, Canada: The U.S. Coast Guard searched on Tuesday for 39 people missing for several days after a boat believed to be used for human smuggling capsized off Florida’s coast en route from the Bahamas.

A good Samaritan called the Coast Guard early Tuesday after rescuing a man clinging to the boat 45 miles (72 kilometers) east of Fort Pierce, the maritime security agency reported



The man said he was with a group of 39 others that left the island of Bimini in the Bahamas on Saturday night. He said the boat capsized in severe weather and that no one was wearing life jackets.



The survivor was brought to a hospital for symptoms of dehydration and sun exposure.



The Coast Guard is calling it a suspected human smuggling case.

The survivors said they had left Cuba with 22 people aboard. Nine went missing in the water.