109 Haitians rescued and 85 missing off Turks and Caicos
Two confirmed deaths Haitians have been reported and 109 people were safely rescued
According to the news report, Turks and Caicos officials used small boats to rescue them, while four severely injured migrants were hoisted by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and airlifted to land for medical care.
While authorities in the island fear that it was yet another smuggling operation gone array -- the tiny British-dependent island chain is a popular route among Haitian smugglers trying to get to South Florida from Haiti's north coast -- Johnson said, ``We are unsure if it's a smuggling venture.
