At least 40 people were rescued in open waters by the U.S. Coast Guard and two people died after their boat capsized several miles from a tiny, uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico following a fight that involved a machete, officials said on Monday.
Survivors said there was an estimated 60 people aboard, according to the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard said the makeshift boat capsized late Sunday after a fight in which some people were severely injured by a machete, forcing the group to jump into the water despite not wearing life vests.
Survivors had spent more than 12 hours in the water when someone on a boat passing near Mona Island noticed…
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