US rescuers find one body in ‘dire’ search for 39 people missing off Florida

Boat capsized in Atlantic Ocean between Bahamas and Florida in what officials say was suspected human smuggling venture'

The US Coast Guard was battling ocean currents and time on Wednesday after rescue teams found one body while a frantic search for 38 other people reported missing continued, after a boat capsized in the Atlantic between the Bahamas and Florida.

The accident killed at least one person and left a single known survivor, while US authorities launched a criminal investigation into suspected human smuggling.