American News: Two children of an Indian family trying to illegally enter the US have gone missing. On Monday morning, the boat in which the passengers were traveling overturned near San Diego in California. Three people drowned in this accident. However, the parents of the children remained lucky, so they survived and are undergoing treatment at the hospital. But his two children are missing.
Two children went missing.
In San Francisco, India’s Consulate General Post posting on the social media platform X and confirmed the incident, saying, “This morning, a sad incident of overturning a boat on the coast near San Diego in California.” Three people have died, nine are missing and four were injured in the incident. An Indian family was also involved in this tragedy. Whose two children are missing and their parents are undergoing treatment at the Scripps Memorial Hospital. We are coordinating with local authorities and providing all necessary assistance to the affected Indian family.
Four people were arrested.
It is noteworthy that four people have been arrested in this accident. One of them is being given treatment in the hospital due to injuries and two others have been detained. Coast Guard spokesperson Hunter Schnabel said that both the detained people are suspected smugglers.
At present, a search operation is being carried out to search for missing people. The campaign includes coast Guard cutters, emergency response boats and helicopters. Two children are also among the missing people. It is not yet clear from where the boat was coming from, but it overturned about 35 miles (56 km) from the Mexican border immediately after sunrise. It was an open boat with one or two engine. Which is mostly used for fishing. However, these boats have been used for a long time by smugglers. Apart from this, many Indian passports have also been found around the coast.
