Archive · 31 May 2025
Body of Missing Gujarat Girl Found After US Boat Capsize
Imagine a family from India wanted to go to America.
They paid people to take them on a boat, but the boat capsized because the sea was too rough.
A little girl named Mahi and her brother went missing.
Sadly, the brother died in the accident.
After a while, Mahi's body was found on a beach.
Her parents were badly hurt and are still in the hospital.
The family had paid a lot of money to the people who tried to smuggle them.
Now, some people are being accused of breaking the law by helping people migrate illegally, which led to this tragedy.
The body of 10-year-old Mahi Patel, missing since a boat capsize, has been found in California.
Mahi's brother, Prince, died in the same incident, and her parents are hospitalized, one in a coma.
The Patel family paid over Rs 2.60 crore to human traffickers from Gujarat.
The boat, carrying illegal migrants, capsized due to rough ocean conditions.
US authorities have charged five individuals in connection with the human smuggling operation.
- Who
- Mahi Patel, a 10-year-old girl, was found dead after a boat capsize. Her family were illegal migrants from Gujarat.
- What
- Mahi Patel's body was discovered weeks after a boat carrying illegal migrants capsized off the coast of California.
- When
- The boat capsized on May 5, and Mahi's body was found on May 21.
- Where
- Mahi's body was found at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego. The boat capsized at Del Mar Beach.
- Why
- The boat capsized due to rough ocean conditions, leading to the deaths of migrants and the discovery of Mahi's body.
- Victim
- Mahi Patel
- Age
- 10 years old
- Location of Body Discovery
- Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego
- Boat Capsize Date
- May 5
- Family's Origin
- Mehsana district, North Gujarat
- Amount Paid to Traffickers
- Rs 2.60 crore
- Charges
- "bringing in aliens resulting in death" and "transportation of illegal aliens for financial gain"