Two Cuban migrants stopped in Styrofoam raft off the Florida Keys
The U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection stopped two Cuban migrants off Key Largo Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.
The unidentified man and woman were in a makeshift Styrofoam raft about eight miles off the coast, said Border Patrol spokesman Adam Hoffner.
Coast Guard and Customs crews determined that the people needed medical attention. In turn, they took them to a Miami-Dade County hospital for treatment before handing them over to the Border Patrol, Hoffner said.
The Border Patrol transferred them to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and they will likely be taken back to Cuba.
This story was originally published May 5, 2021 at 4:46 PM with the headline "Two Cuban migrants stopped in Styrofoam raft off the Florida Keys."
