4 individuals died after a panga boat capsized off the San Diego County coast early Saturday morning, authorities mentioned.
The boat was first noticed south of the Imperial Seaside Pier round 12 a.m. by brokers with the U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector, in line with Gerardo Gutierrez, a public affairs officer for the company.
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Division responded to a report of an overturned vessel round 12:23 a.m., a public info officer confirmed to The Instances on Saturday.
The U.S. Coast Guard joined the seek for the boat, which had been carrying 9 individuals, close to South Seacoast Drive and Encanto Avenue, Imperial Seaside Hearth Chief John French instructed Sideo.TV.
French confirmed that 4 individuals had died.
A minimum of 5 individuals had been rescued from the water and brought to a hospital, Gutierrez mentioned. This occasion stays underneath investigation, he added.
The Imperial Seaside Border Patrol Station screens six linear miles of land border from the Pacific Ocean to the San Ysidro Port of Entry, in line with U.S. Customs and Border Safety.
