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| **Video Release** Coast Guard rescues Haitian migrant after boat capsizes |
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Video of the Haitian migrant being rescued is available for download at the link below. Viewers must have Windows Media Player installed in order to view the video. MIAMI - An HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., deployed in support of Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos, rescued a Haitian migrant Monday after his boat capsized and sank near West Caicos Island, Turks and Caicos Islands. The migrant was one of an estimated 200 people aboard the grossly overloaded vessel. Of the 200 aboard, 118 have been rescued and 15 have been recovered deceased. (USCG video)
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