DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Patrol agents stopped a vessel with 23 migrants near Delray Beach.

The 25-foot boat was interdicted approximately eight miles east of Delray Beach on Thursday.

USCG and CBP teams found 23 Haitian migrants on the boat, two of whom were medically transported for symptoms of severe dehydration, officials said.

The migrants were turned over to Bahamian authorities to be sent back to Haiti.

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