Coast Guard Rescues 72 Haitians Stranded on Reef
Associated Press
MIAMI —
The Coast Guard rescued 72 Haitians from a reef after their 40-foot wooden sailboat ran aground, a spokesmen said Tuesday.
U.S. immigration authorities began efforts to determine the fate of the Haitians, whose boat was found awash on a reef in the Bahamas about 150 miles east of Miami.
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