# At least 40 rescued, 2 dead after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico following machete fight

https://mins.news/en/item/78168

- Fox News, 2026-09-29 06:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/least-40-rescued-2-dead-boat-capsizes-machete-fight-near-puerto-rico

> Officials said a makeshift boat carrying an estimated 60 people capsized near uninhabited Mona Island west of Puerto Rico after a machete fight. At least 40 people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard and two died; survivors spent more than 12 hours in the water without life vests.

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