Coast Guard stops small boat loaded with 132 migrants heading to Florida

MIAMI (WFLA) — Over 100 migrants were sent back to Haiti after the U.S. Coast Guard said crews caught them trying to enter the country illegally on a boat about 50 miles from Florida.

The 30-foot boat overloaded with 132 people was spotted by helicopter crews between Cuba and Cay Sal Bank, just 50 miles southeast of Marathon in the Florida Keys.

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Officials said the aircrews notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders and the migrants were taken aboard a Coast Guard ship.

All 132 people were provided food, water, shelter, and basic medical attention before being returned to Haiti, according to the Coast Guard…

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