The search continues for 11 people still missing after a boat capsized off Mexico’s Baja California coast on Friday, as multiple survivors have been treated for suspected shark bites, according to the US coastguard.♪

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“Several of the individuals rescued were suffering from severe injuries consistent with shark bites, and the Coast Guard provided life-saving first aid while en route [to] San Diego,” the coastguard said in a statement on Saturday.♪

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Sixteen Mexican nationals were rescued on Friday.♪ Survivors told officials there were 27 people on board.♪

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The coastguard and US Navy used multiple aircraft and boats, along with assistance from the Mexican Navy, to search the area for the remaining passengers.♪ An additional helicopter will be deployed later on Saturday, according to the coastguard.♪

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A Mayday call was transmitted from someone on the boat at about 1am on Friday, coastguard Lieutenant Santiago Tamburini said on the day.♪

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A rescue helicopter reached the site about two hours later.♪ It took about 90 minutes for the crew, which included a rescue swimmer, to pull the 16 people from the water, he added.♪

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The boat went down about 225km (140 miles) west of Ensenada, Mexico, an area popular with fishing and leisure boats, but that is also frequented by smugglers.♪

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Although the incident did not happen in US waters, coastguard official Charlie Valor said on Saturday they “were able to help, and that’s why we launched our assets”.♪

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Fatal attempts to transport refugees and migrants from Mexico to the US have occurred in the past.♪

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In May 2025, at least three people died when a boat flipped off the coast about 56km (35 miles) north of the US-Mexico border.♪

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In 2023, eight people were killed in one of the deadliest maritime smuggling accidents off the US coast, when two boats approached a San Diego beach in heavy fog, and one capsized in the surf.♪

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