Video shows what appears to be several migrants sitting on a boat near Hillsboro Beach. A witness shares what she saw.
U.S. Border Patrol agents responded to reports of migrants landing in Hillsboro Beach on Monday night, according to authorities.
The incident happened at around 7:30 p.m. and video shows the apparent migrants sitting on a boat.
"We were coming around in the golf cart and we saw a gentleman being wheeled out on a stretcher from what seemed to be like, the water, the [Intracoastal Waterway] here," neighbor Vanessa Irvin said. "He was wearing a beanie, and they had him bundled up."
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials confirmed that Border Patrol agents responded and that an investigation was ongoing.
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