One person was found dead, apparently drowned, as up to seven people tried to enter the United States through the rough surf off La Jolla overnight, firefighters said today. Lifeguards were called to the rocks just north of Tourmaline Beach at about 11 p.m. Saturday on a report of a person yelling from the water, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokeswoman Monica Munoz told City News Service in
\nan e-mail.
\nA rescue boat crew found a man swimming, and hauled him up, Munoz said.
\nThe man told lifeguards there were five others in the water still. The San Diego Police Department, Border Patrol and Coast Guard were notified, Munoz said.
\nBorder Patrol Agent Tekae Michael told CNS that lifeguards requested
\nassistance after spotting a boat with seven people off the coast, and agents
\narrived at Sea Ridge Drive in La Jolla at about midnight.
\nThe man found by lifeguards was treated for hypothermia, taken ashore and then to a hospital and handed over to the Border Patrol, Michael said.
\nAgents determined the man to be a 32-year-old Mexican national, she said.
\nOn the shore, a man with no pulse was found just before 1 a.m., Michael said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
\nLifeguards determined the others has swum ashore and disappeared into the night, and one boogie board was found abandoned, Munoz said.
\nCoast Guard Petty Officer Joel Guzman said the cutter Petrel searched the area for any debris or related items, but was unable to find anything. The smuggling boat was believed to have returned to Mexican waters.
\nGuzman said the Petrel, a small boat and a helicopter were continuing to search the area today.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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