Border Patrol boat crashes

ENCINITAS – A woman believed to be an undocumented immigrant died today, June 18, following a collision between a crowded smuggling skiff and a U.S. Border Patrol vessel off the North County coastline, authorities reported.

Agents aboard the federal boat spotted the panga early this morning near Encinitas, hailed the occupants and ordered its pilot to yield, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The skiff continued on, prompting the government agents to fire warning shots, CBP spokeswoman Jackie Wasiluk said. The two vessels then collided, causing the skiff to capsize and sending it...