Florida authorities and US Coast Guard have launched a massive rescue operation in the hopes of finding survivors after a “human smuggling boat” capsized off the coast last Saturday.
It wasn’t until Tuesday that a Good Samaritan alerted the Police of the ordeal when he helped a survivor reach land, nearly 60 hours after the incident.
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The boat capsized 45 miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet State Park carrying 40 people due to inclement weather and rough waves.
The survivor told police that it departed from Bimini, Bahamas and that no one was wearing a life jacket on board.
Coast Guard agents are currently combing the sea through air and water to locate the 39 people that remain unaccounted for.
