Three Dead and Nine Missing After Migrant Boat Capsizes in California

Three dead and nine missing after boat capsizes in California.

Reported by EFE.

Full details below.

A tragic accident occurred on Monday morning off the coast of San Diego, California, leaving three people dead and at least nine others missing.

The incident took place when a small panga-style boat capsized off the coast of Del Mar, near the California-Mexico border.

The boat, carrying approximately 16 migrants, overturned.

This prompted a large-scale rescue operation by local authorities.

Three dead and nine missing after boat capsizes in California

Three people are dead, four were injured, and nine are missing after a small boat capsized today off the coast of Del Mar, near San Diego, according to officials.
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According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the emergency call came in around 6:30 a.m. local time (13:30 GMT), reporting the California shipwreck.

Rescue teams were immediately deployed to the area, just north of Torrey Pines State Beach, to search for the missing and provide medical assistance to survivors.

Coast Guard spokesperson Hunter Schnabel confirmed that four people were rescued alive, although they required medical attention after being pulled from the water.

Authorities also confirmed the deaths of three individuals and reported that nine others who were aboard the vessel at the time of the accident remain missing.

Authorities continue investigating

3 killed, 4 injured and 9 missing after small boat capsizes off San Diego, Coast Guard says
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The Coast Guard has not released further details about the rescue operations or the identities of the victims of the shipwreck in California.

The tragedy once again highlights the dangers migrants face when attempting to cross illegally into the United States by sea.

Although the rescue of several individuals was successful, the search for the missing migrants continues.

The Coast Guard has intensified recovery efforts in hopes of locating those still unaccounted for.

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