FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
A panga boat capsized and broke apart off the coast of the Cabrillo National Monument, Sunday. Three people were dead and 27 others were taken to hospitals. (Dreamstime/TNS)
Capsized boat leaves 3 dead, 27 injured
SAN DIEGO — An overloaded boat crashed into a reef and broke apart off the coast of San Diego on Sunday morning, leaving at least three people dead and more than two dozen hospitalized in what officials said was a suspected human smuggling attempt.
The boat, described as a 40-foot cabin cruiser, was spotted off the coast of the Point Loma area a short time before 10 a.m. near the Cabrillo National Monument, officials said.