Coast Guard rescues 14 Cuban migrants stranded on Monito Island, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

10.25.2016

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET San Juan

The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez small boat on scene with a Puerto Rico Police marine unit and a Coast Guard rescue helicopter during the rescue of 14 Cuban migrants, nine men and five women, who were stranded at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on Monito Island, Puerto Rico Oct. 25, 2016. The migrants were safely recovered from the perilous cliff. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Ellis.)

• Date Taken: 10.25.2016
• Date Posted: 10.26.2016 10:04
• Photo ID: 2946171
• VIRIN: 161025-G-ZZ999-001
• Resolution: 1331x913
• Size: 228.02 KB
• Location: SAN JUAN, PR