According to authorities, a large sail freighter carrying more than 120 migrants landed in Key West around 4 a.m., just north of Higgs Beach.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Strasburg, of the U.S. Coast Guard, said the migrants landed in the vicinity of the Key West Nature Preserve.
Key West, FL; At approximately 4:00 a.m., U.S. Border Patrol agents with support from federal, state & local law enforcement partners responded to a migrant landing & encountered 118 Haitian migrants. Local EMS is on scene evaluating the individuals. #haiti #florida #keywest pic.twitter.com/5y9FAGamMr
— Samuel Briggs II (@USBPChiefMIP) June 26, 2024
