SAN DIEGO — Four people died and more than two dozen others were hospitalized Sunday after a wooden boat capsized and splintered just off the San Diego coast during a suspected human smuggling operation, authorities said.
Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over boats searching the area where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident Wreckage and debris from a capsized boat washes ashore at Cabrillo National Monument near where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident A U.S. Coast Guard boat goes past a sailboat during a search effort near where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident San Diego Lifeguard Lt. Rick Romero speaks at a news conference held after a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident Supervisory Border Patrol agent Jeff Stephenson speaks at a news conference held after a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast, Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident Wreckage and debris from a capsized boat washes ashore at Cabrillo National Monument near where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over boats searching the area where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident Items from a boat sit on the shoreline at Cabrillo National Monument near where it capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident Items from a boat sit on the shoreline at Cabrillo National Monument near where it capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Photos: 4 dead after boat capsizes off San Diego in suspected human smuggling incident A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter flies over boats searching the area where a boat capsized just off the San Diego coast Sunday, May 2, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
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