Officials are still hoping to confirm that the body of a man pulled from the ocean last month in Gulf Stream was one of several Cuban refugees.
Two men were reported missing by a group of six Cuban refugees who were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard ship Gannett off Boca Raton. The two were last seen at sunset on July 19.
The Coast Guard began a search for the missing men using crews from stations in Lake Worth and Fort Lauderdale but suspended the search the next day after scouring more than 1,500 square miles of ocean.
The search resumed the following day, however, after a body believed to be that of one of the missing men washed ashore in Gulf Stream. The search has since been discontinued.
The six surviving refugees were found in good condition, with some treated for signs of dehydration.
— Rich Pollack
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