US: At least 3 dead after overturning ship near San Diego

At least three people They were drowned when a small boat overturned in the Pacific Ocean, north of San Diego, Authorities announced Monday at the NBC News and other media, with the Coast Guard saying it was conducting an investigation to identify nine missing. According to first information, these are irregular immigrants.

A shipwreck survivor told the rescuers that 18 people They were on board when it was overthrown by the waves, said Horge Sanchez, according to the NBC, said. The official said that at least four people were taken to local hospitals with an ambulance, but that it is not currently clear how many people are ignored.

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At Least 18 People Were Found on the Beach.

3 are confirmed Dead.

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The US Coast Guard said in a post on Social Media X that it is conducting an investigation to identify nine people off the coastal city of Del Mar, in California, about 32 km north of San Diego, following the report. The boat was found on the coast around 6.30am. (Pacific time).

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A survivor told the first people who reached the point that one or two children are between the missing, Coast Guard spokesman Hunter Snabel in the San Diego Union Tribune newspaper.

Neither the Coast Guard nor the Fire Department of the city of Ensitita responded immediately to Reuters’ request for commentary.