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Coast Guard Halts Search for 3 Cubans

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From Times Wire Reports

The Coast Guard called off its search for three Cubans missing and presumed drowned after their boat capsized during an attempt to reach the United States. Three other Cubans, including 5-year-old Elian Gonzalez, survived the accident by clinging to inner tubes until they were found Thursday. Seven bodies were recovered. The two surviving adults--Arianne Horta, 22, and Nivaldo Fernandez-Ferra, 33--are hospitalized in good condition after being treated for dehydration and sunburn. The boy was released from a hospital Friday. All three will be allowed to remain in the United States, officials said.

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