5 migrants spotted on makeshift boat near Rickenbacker Causeway

(WPLG)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – City of Miami police and Miami-Dade police responded to a report of five migrants being spotted Wednesday morning near the 200 block of the Rickenbacker Causeway, authorities confirmed.

According to Miami police, the migrants were spotted off Hobie Beach in a makeshift boat.

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Police said officers located two male migrants, but the other three were possibly still in the water on the boat.

Miami-Dade police confirmed they were assisting in the matter and were waiting for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials to take over the investigation.

No other details were immediately released.

(WPLG)

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