Three dead and nine missing after boat capsizes near San Diego

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Three people are dead and at least nine more are missing after a small boat overturned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast near San Diego, California, local officials have said.

The US Coast Guard said on X it was searching for survivors from Monday's incident off Del Mar, which is 15 miles (24km) north of San Diego.

At least 18 people were on board the panga-style fishing boat, which overturned near Torrey Pines State Beach, according to the San Diego-based CBS News affiliate KFMB.

At least two children were among those on board, KFMB reported.

The BBC has contact the San Diego Sheriff's Department and the US Coast Guard for comment.

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