20 migrants rescued from water after boat capsizes off Islamorada

Twenty migrants were rescued from the water after a boat they were on capsized Friday morning near Islamorada, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed.

According to Coast Guard officials, three people made landfall and one person is possibly missing.

Officials said they are unsure of the nationalities of those who were found, but confirmed there were no children onboard the boat.

The 20 people who were detained are being transferred to a Coast Guard cutter and will be repatriated to their country of origin.

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