Coast Guard calls off search for missing after 3 killed when boat capsizes along California coast
Rough seas were reported off the California coast on Monday, but it was not immediately clear what led to the boat overturning.
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DEL MAR, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for seven people who went missing after three people were killed when a boat capsized off the Southern California coast Monday.
Authorities from multiple agencies responded to Torrey Pines State Beach near Del Mar about 7 a.m. Monday, according to Del Mar Assistant City Manager Clem Brown, after a boat believed to be carrying 18 people capsized while approaching shore.
Officials said three people were killed, and four others were hospitalized. After interviewing those four injured survivors, first responders determined that seven more people were unaccounted for, according to a U.S. Coast Guard press release.
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The Coast Guard took the lead on the case and was searching for the seven who were reported missing, but those efforts were suspended Monday night after an extensive search covering more than 520 square nautical miles (about 690 square miles).
Rough seas were reported off the California coast on Monday, but it was not immediately clear what led to the boat overturning.
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the waves were 5 to 7 feet high around the time of the incident.