Empty migrant boat drifted from Florida Keys to Jupiter Island, Coast Guard says

An empty migrant raft the U.S. Coast Guard spotted off the Florida Keys earlier this month washed ashore on Jupiter Island this weekend.

On Saturday, the makeshift vessel of wooden planks on pontoons with a wooden rudder, beached in the choppy surf off the Martin County island, prompting the sheriff’s office to issue a statement on social media.

The sheriff’s office said it was in contact with the Coast Guard regarding the raft and that no migrants have been found or reported missing. Officials believe it drifted the roughly 200-mile journey due to recent windy weather that’s been impacting South Florida…

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