Dry Tortugas National Park to Close Amid Arrival of Hundreds of Migrants
Dry Tortugas National Park will be temporarily closed to the public after the arrival of around 300 migrants in the past couple days, officials said.
The park will close at 8 a.m. Monday while law enforcement and medical personnel evaluate, provide care for and coordinate transport to Key West for the migrants, park officials tweeted Sunday.
"The closure, which is expected to last several days, is necessary for the safety of visitors and staff because of the resources and space needed to attend to the migrants," a follow-up tweet said.
Concession-operated ferry and sea plane services are also temporarily suspended.
Homeland Security officials said they're working to recover any other migrant...
