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Three dead, nine missing after panga boat capsizes near San Diego | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
At least 16 people were on board the panga boat when it capsized, officials say | |
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, officials say. | |
At least 16 people, including two children, were on board the panga-style fishing boat, which overturned near Torrey Pines State Beach, the US Coast Guard said in a statement on X. | |
Rescuers were searching for survivors from Monday's incident off Del Mar, 15 miles (24km) north of San Diego. | |
Jorge Sanchez, of the Encinitas Fire Department, said the immigration status of those caught in the "mass casualty incident" was not known. Four people were taken to a hospital, and it was unknown if any other victims were in the water, he said. | |
Shoes, life preservers and bottles were found inside the vessel | Shoes, life preservers and bottles were found inside the vessel |
A panga boat is a small, open, lightweight vessel typically powered by an outboard motor. | A panga boat is a small, open, lightweight vessel typically powered by an outboard motor. |
A Coast Guard cutter and a helicopter were searching for the missing, a Coast Guard spokesman told the BBC. | |
Nick Backouris, a lieutenant with the San Diego Sheriff's office, said people from his office helped victims on the beach. | |
"The deputies were assisting with life-saving measures," he said, according to Reuters. | |
The San Diego Sheriff's Department said no-one had been detained in connection with the incident, KFMB reported. |