Fatalities and Missing Persons After Migrant Boat Capsizes off California Coast

san diego - Three people confirmed dead and seven missing, including two children, as a migrant boat capsizes near California. Survivors rescued with suspicions of smuggling involvement.

Fatalities and Missing Persons in Migrant Boat Capsizing

At least three individuals have died, and seven, including two children, remain unaccounted for after a small boat overturned off the coast of California.

Rescue and Suspicions of Smuggling

Four survivors rescued from the fishing vessel have been hospitalized. Two individuals found on a nearby beach have been detained on suspicion of smuggling, according to the US Coast Guard.

Search operations, involving a coast guard boat, emergency response vessel, and helicopter, are ongoing to locate the missing persons. Some passengers are believed to be from India, as several Indian passports were discovered near the site where the boat washed ashore.