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Panga Boat found at Tamarack State Beach, Border Patrol investigating

Posted at 2:22 PM, May 13, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-13 20:00:03-04

CARLSBAD, Calif. (KGTV) -- Border Patrol and the Coast Guard are investigating after a Panga Boat washed ashore in North County Monday morning.

According to agents, the 18-foot-long boat was found early Monday morning on Tamarack State Beach in Carlsbad.

Agents discovered several life jackets and gas cans inside the vessel.

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Markings on the boat indicate it may have come from Ensenada, but Border Patrol hasn’t confirmed that information.

It’s unclear at this time how many people were aboard the boat.