17 Haitian migrants killed in boat accident - Breaking The News

17 Haitian migrants killed in boat accident

25 July

1 min read

EPA-EFE/ANGEL MEDINA G.

At least 17 people were killed and 25 rescued after a boat carrying Haitian migrants towards Miami capsized near the Bahamas.

"Preliminary investigations suggest that a twin-engine speed boat left a docking facility off West Bay Street around 1 am [local time] with approximately 60 people on board. It is believed that their final destination was Miami, Florida," Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis stated.

Davis added the country launched a criminal investigation into potential human smuggling following the incident.

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