A boat carrying 27 people overturned about 140 miles west of Ensenada. Sixteen people were rescued, while 11 remained missing; several survivors suffered injuries consistent with shark bites.
The U.S. Coast Guard said it received a distress call at about 1 a.m. local time on October 16 after a vessel began taking on water roughly 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico. Twenty-seven people were reportedly aboard. Rescue crews recovered 16 survivors and transferred them to hospitals for medical evaluation.
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