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

Five Mexican nationals are facing charges in what prosecutors say was a human smuggling event, after a small boat carrying over a dozen people capsized off the coast of San Diego​.

At least three people were killed when a boat overturned near San Diego on Monday as the Coast Guard, lifeguards and sheriff's deputies launched a search for more victims, authorities said. The travelers appeared to be migrants, officials said. The exact number of people on board wasn't immediately clear.