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Three dead, dozens injured after vessel overturns off San Diego coast in apparent smuggling operation

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SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Three people died and several others were injured after a vessel overturned off the coast of San Diego.According to US Border Patrol, the boat was used for a smuggling operation.

The incident happened just before 10 a.m. Sunday near the Cabrillo Monument in the Point Loma Peninsula, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.Crews responded to the area after receiving calls from people onshore of a boat in distress.

30 people were pulled from the water, three people died at the scene, according to the fire department. Over two dozen were transported to local hospitals.

Their conditions are not known. Some people died due to the drowning, hypothermia and/or injuries from the boat capsizing. AdvertisementRick Romero.

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