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Three dead and nine missing after boat capsizes near San Diego | Three dead and nine missing after boat capsizes near San Diego |
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Three people are dead and at least nine more are missing after a small boat overturned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast near San Diego, California, local officials have said. | Three people are dead and at least nine more are missing after a small boat overturned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast near San Diego, California, local officials have said. |
The US Coast Guard said on X it was searching for survivors from Monday's incident off Del Mar, 15 miles (24km) north of San Diego. | |
At least 16 people were on board the panga-style fishing boat, which overturned near Torrey Pines State Beach, according to the US Coast Guard. | |
Four people were taken to hospital. At least two children were among those on board, according to the San Diego-based CBS News affiliate KFMB. | |
Jorge Sanchez, deputy chief of the Encinitas Fire Department, said it was a "mass casualty incident". | |
He also said in an interview at the scene that the immigration status of those on board was "not known at the moment". | He also said in an interview at the scene that the immigration status of those on board was "not known at the moment". |
The San Diego Sheriff's Department said no-one had been detained in connection with the incident, KFMB reported. | |
A panga boat is a small, open, lightweight vessel typically powered by an outboard motor. |