4 folks died after a panga boat capsized off the San Diego County coast early Saturday morning, authorities stated.
The boat was first noticed south of the Imperial Seashore 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 data officer confirmed to The Instances on Saturday.
The U.S. Coast Guard joined the seek for the boat, which had been carrying 9 folks, close to South Seacoast Drive and Encanto Avenue, Imperial Seashore Hearth Chief John French informed Sideo.TV.
French confirmed that 4 folks had died.
No less than 5 folks have been rescued from the water and brought to a hospital, Gutierrez stated. This occasion stays below investigation, he added.
The Imperial Seashore 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.
