290 on Boat to U.S. Reported Missing
From Times Wire Reports
At least 290 people who set out clandestinely in a leaky sailboat with hopes of a better life in Florida are missing and feared drowned. The first news of the missing passengers came from a radio report claiming that Petit-Goave residents had attacked the home of the alleged organizer of the trip, Rene Louis, and nearly lynched him and his wife. Police denied the report. They said about 100 distressed relatives and friends had surrounded Louis’ house on Saturday demanding to know the fate of their loved ones.
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