4 people, including baby and teen, apparently freeze to death near U.S.-Canada border; Florida man charged with human smuggling

A Florida man was charged Thursday with human smuggling after the bodies of four people, including a baby and a teenager, were found in Canada near the U.S. border in what authorities believe was a failed crossing attempt during a freezing blizzard.

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota said Steve Shand, 47, appeared in court earlier Thursday.  

The bodies were found Wednesday in the province of Manitoba about 40 feet from the U.S. border near the community of Emerson. The office said the dead were a family of four Indian nationals who were separated from others in a group crossing the border.