3 killed, 9 missing after small boat capsizes off San Diego, Coast Guard says
Agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard responded around 6:30 a.m. following reports of a capsized panga-style boat near Torrey Pines State Beach, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department.
The Coast Guard said on X it was searching for nine missing people in the water about 15 miles north of downtown San Diego.
Pangas are open boats designed for fishing but commonly used by smugglers.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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12 hours ago
- Yahoo
‘The ultimate betrayal': Burnsville man gets life in prison for killing, dismembering mother
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Prosecutors originally charged Mitteness with second-degree intentional murder a year after the June 2, 2022, killing. In December, a grand jury returned an indictment charging him with first-degree premeditated murder. Jurors heard excerpts of Mitteness' July 7, 2023, interview with Burnsville police, when he admitted to the killing and said 'it was all over money' that he had stolen from her. 'I wanna find your mom. I wanna get your mom reunited with Daron,' an investigator told Mitteness, referring to his brother, who died in 1999. 'She's not gonna be able to be laid next to Daron,' Mitteness said, adding 'there was dismemberment' in the garage. When asked what happened, Mitteness said he had stolen 'maybe $200,000' from his mother, most of which she had received when his brother died. He said she questioned him about where he got money for a new car and furniture. He wasn't working. 'She wanted to go up there,' he said of her bank. 'So I was (expletive). 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Miami Herald
16 hours ago
- Miami Herald
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Los Angeles Times
2 days ago
- Los Angeles Times
U.S. Coast Guard stops boat off Newport Beach; 7 turned over to feds
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