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”.
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.
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