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10 Missing After Machete Attack Causes Panic on Boat
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- The US Coast Guard rescued 49 people and is searching for 10 others after a migrant boat capsized near Mona Island, west of Puerto Rico, with at least three bodies recovered.
- The boat, carrying 62 passengers mostly from the Dominican Republic and two from Haiti, overturned following a machete attack by one passenger that caused panic and forced many to jump into the water.
- A passing vessel reported the incident and helped rescue four people, preventing a higher death toll according to Coast Guard spokesperson Ricardo Castrodad.
- Rescue efforts continued with helicopters searching the area, and Coast Guard footage showed survivors near Mona Island, highlighting the dangers of crossing the Mona Passage between Puerto Rico and Hispaniola.
