The boat was found near the 5300 block of Palos Verdes Drive around 8:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
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Authorities were searching for several other people who may have been on the boat. Aerial footage from AIR7 HD showed a large law enforcement presence at the scene.
Customs and Border Protection officials say its the latest dangerous incident involving human cargo off the California coastline.
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Two months ago in San Diego, three people died and several others were hospitalized on a shipwrecked vessel smuggling people into the U.S.