A boat overturned near the San Diego coast Monday, killing three people and sending at least four to the hospital.
Now, deputies are searching for other victims who were on board the panga boat, Encinitas Deputy Fire Chief Jorge Sanchez told NBC News. One person on the boat told authorities that 18 people were on board.
It’s still unclear how many are still missing. The U.S. Coast Guard said crews were searching for “9 missing individuals” as of 8:30 a.m. local time. San Diego Sheriff’s Office deputies are also providing “life saving measures” to victims, the agency said.
“We’re just doing our due diligence by checking if there’s anybody else in the waters,” Sanchez told NBC News. “And to this point, I don’t have anything else to report, as far as missing or accounted for.”
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