Cuban migrants in makeshift boat land on Dania Beach
HOLLYWOOD - A group of Cuban migrants came ashore on Dania Beach on Thursday night.
The six men, in a makeshift boat, paddled in around 7 p.m.
People on the beach ran over to offer them water, snacks, and even cellphones so they could call family members in the U.S.
The group said they came from Cuba and it took them six days to get here.
After looking at the boat, those on the beach said they could understand why the journey took nearly a week.
"It's literally made of tires and random things they threw together and melted the tires to combine, they traveled a long way, there are paddles inside the boat. I just feel like if they made it all the way here, they should be able to stay. They did a lot to get here to have a better life," said Alexis Price.
This is the second group of Cuban migrants to arrive in South Florida by boat within the last two days. Earlier this week, a group of 25 landed on Key Biscayne near Crandon Park.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, within the past 12 months, nearly three thousand Cuban migrants have been picked up. Most of them were not granted asylum in the U.S.
