US Coast Guard rescues 16 people and searches for more after May Day call off Mexico's Baja Coast

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sixteen people were rescued from the Pacific Ocean off Mexico's Baja California coast on Friday after the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a May Day call reporting the vessel was sinking. Another 11 people were believed missing.The boat’s origin, destination and what it was doing were not clear. It went down in an area frequented by smugglers transporting migrants to the U.S., but which is also popular with fishing and leisure boats.One rescued person was being treated for a suspected shark bite and two people were in critical condition, authorities said.By the time crews reached the area “people were holding onto each other, to debris, just treading and trying to stay above water before being rescued,” Coast Guard Lt. Santiago Tamburini said.Survivors clung to debris, but the boat was goneNo vessel, only debris, was found and it was unclear what type of boat was involved, the Coast Guard in San Diego said. It received reports of 27 people in the water approximately 140