“One of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that I can think of in California,” SDFD Chief James Gartland said.
In a statement, the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego said it"deeply regretted this tragedy" and"as soon as there is confirmation from the coroner's office in this regard, it will be informed to their relatives."
According to the Consulate General's office, those seeking information on missing relatives may contact the consulate's emergency line at 619-843- 6399 or [email protected], or contact the Center for Information and Attention to Mexicans in the United States at 520-623-7874. Lifeguards"did the best we could to recover people from the water, trying to find survivors," Gartland said Sunday.
He explained that long in-shore holes can cause rip currents to pull people back out to sea, adding that surf conditions on Saturday night were only a 3-foot swell. San Diego Fire-Rescue officials said the lifeguard dispatcher used GPS coordinates from the reporting party's cell phone to establish a location, about 800 yards north of the base of Black Gold Road. The first lifeguard unit to arrive couldn't access the beach due to high tide and headed north, wading through knee- to waist-deep water.
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