Search ends after capsizing of panga boat leads to death of teen boy; 10-year-old sister is missing

Del Mar lifeguards look over a capsized boat on the beach on May at Torrey Pines State Beach Photo by Denis Poror Associated Press The U S Coast Guard has suspended its search after a panga boat overturned near Del Mar while others are in custody facing charges Five people were arrested in the alleged human-smuggling attempt that killed three people including a -year-old boy whose -year-old sister remains missing and is presumed dead according to the U S Attorney s Office The dead boy was reported to be from India while the other two who died were male Mexican nationals Leaders commented noted eight of nine expatriates missing from the boat had been located except the girl The search stopped late Monday hours after the early-morning capsizing of the boat which injured at least four others USCG Petty Officer Hunter Schnabel declared The U S Attorney s Office disclosed the children s parents are among the injured Prosecutors say two of the five people who allegedly took part in the smuggling were arrested on the beach near the scene of Monday s rescue Jesus Ivan Rodriguez-Leyva and Julio Cesar Zuniga-Luna both of Mexico admitted driving the vessel and smuggling people into the United States according to a probable cause message attached to a complaint filed in San Diego federal court The other three defendants Melissa Jennelle Cota Gustavo Lara and Sergio Rojas-Fregoso all of Mexico were arrested Monday night A separate complaint filed against them states that an SUV was spotted near Torrey Pines State Beach and drove off possibly after having picked up various of the survivors That SUV was located Monday parked off Flower Street in Chula Vista Two other vehicles nearby were stopped by Frontier Patrol agents leading to the arrests of Cota Lara and Rojas-Fregoso as well as the detention of the remaining undocumented foreigners One recounted investigators that he planned to pay to be smuggled into the United States while another commented he agreed to pay the complaint states Petty Officer Chris Sappey reported it isn t known where the boat was coming from before it flipped shortly after sunrise about miles north of the Mexico frontier He described the vessel as a panga which is a single or twin-engine open fishing boat commonly used by brokers The capsizing was broadcasted early Monday by survivors who sought help from local first responders according to a news release from the U S Coast Guard At approximately a m Coast Guard Sector San Diego received the record of the overturned vessel from a local dispatch Three people had been ascertained dead and four more were located in need of clinical attention with injuries ranging from minor to serious Schnabel mentioned they were treated at a local hospital After interviewing the injured survivors first responders including local law enforcement and lifeguards determined that approximately seven more people could not be accounted for Coast Guard Sector San Diego watchstanders then directed the launch of air and sea assets to assist They included a San Air Station San Diego MH- Jayhawk helicopter Air Station Sacramento C- Spartan aircraft Station San Diego -foot response boat and the cutter Sea Otter In total the search covered more than square nautical miles administrators declared Eighteen life jackets were later recovered on the beach The Associated Press and City News Provision contributed to this analysis Updated p m May