At least three people have been confirmed dead while nine others remain missing after a small boat capsized off the coast of San Diego early Monday.

Prosecutors said authorities were able to locate eight of the nine migrants missing from the boat that capsized near San Diego on May 5.

At least three people died and seven others, including two children, were missing after a small boat capsized in choppy seas off the California coast in a suspected migrant smuggling attempt north of San Diego,