#04/2022
For immediate release
Updated: Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Press Release
STATEMENT FROM THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO REGARDING THE INCIDENT IN OCEAN BEACH
Regarding the incident registered on April 10, 2022 in Ocean Beach, San Diego, California in which three people were rescued and two men were found dead, the Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego, has already contacted the family of one of the victims:
Eleobardo García López a 37-year-old Mexican national, originally from the state of Guerrero. The Consulate is in the process of contacting the family of the second victim.
Consular staff visited the hospitals where the three rescued people were transported in stable condition, to offer them assistance, if required. The Consulate General of Mexico in San Diego is following up on further reports from the U.S. authorities, in the event that other victims are identified, since the boat may have transported more people.