Baja California: Quick Facts

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Oct. 23, 2026

News •

24-year-old Coast Guard swimmer says he fought waves and darkness to rescue 16 people from ocean • Oct. 23, 2026, 10:49 PM ET (AP)

Search ends for more survivors from boat that sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast • Oct. 19, 2026, 1:35 PM ET (AP)

Search continues after boat capsizes off Baja California coast. Survivors attacked by sharks • Oct. 17, 2026, 6:53 PM ET (AP)

US Coast Guard rescues 16 people and searches for more after mayday call off Mexico's Baja coast • Oct. 17, 2026, 1:01 AM ET (AP)

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