The Coast Guard initiated a search-and-rescue operation Wednesday after a vessel with migrants on board sank off the Florida Keys due to severe weather from Hurricane Ian.
U.S. Border Patrol responded to a migrant landing on Stock Island, officials said.
Four Cuban migrants swam to shore after their vessel sank, officials said.
The Coast Guard is searching for at least 23 more people.
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Hurricane Ian skirted the Florida Keys Tuesday night, bringing major flooding and powerful wind gusts that downed trees and knocked out power to thousands of residents.
