Family completes incredible journey to US

A CUBAN family who desperately tried to make it to the United States by turning their car into a boat, has finally made it — on foot.

Fri, 25 Mar, 2005 - 00:00
Victoria Ward

Luis Grass twice tried to escape by setting sail on the 100-mile stretch of water to Florida in a floating car.

He failed both times when his makeshift vessels were intercepted by the Coast Guard.

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