Suspected smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego killing 4, injuring 26
San Diego Lifeguards performed seven water rescues and one cliffside rescue while the remaining survivors of the overturned boat swam to shore off of Point Loma.
Author: CBS News 8 Team
Published: 1:15 PM CDT May 2, 2021
Updated: 8:04 AM CDT May 3, 2021
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Four people died and 26 others were injured Sunday after a suspected smuggling boat overturned off Point Loma near Cabrillo National Monument, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department and Customs and Border Patrol officials. SDFRD described the boat as a 40-foot cabin cruiser.
Emergency crews from multiple San Diego agencies responded to the scene near 200 Catalina Blvd. which was first reported around just before 10 a.m., according to SDFRD.