Coast Guard rescues 19 migrants from drifting boat off the coast of Los Angeles

The U.S Coast Guard said Saturday that a rescue crew saved 19 migrants from a boat that was seen drifting off the coast of Los Angeles. 

On Saturday morning, a good Samaritan contacted the Los Angeles-Long Beach Coast Guard after spotting a disabled panga-style vessel off the coast of Redondo Beach, the Coast Guard said in a news release. 

A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew then located the disabled boat about 18 miles west of Redondo Beach, the Coast Guard said.