Two individuals died when American military forces targeted a vessel suspected of narcotics trafficking in Pacific Ocean waters, according to military officials who announced the operation on Friday.
The U.S. Coast Guard reported receiving notification from Southern Command on Thursday about three individuals requiring rescue assistance in the Pacific. When Coast Guard personnel arrived at the location, they discovered two deceased persons and one surviving individual.
Officials transferred both the survivor and the deceased to Costa Rican Coast Guard authorities, according to a Coast Guard representative.
