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  • More than 20 people were hospitalized after a boat overturned in San Diego.
  • Local agencies helped pull 24 people who were onboard out of the water, the San Diego-Fire-Rescue Department said.
  • Two people died at the scene, the department said.
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More than 20 people were transported to local hospitals after a boat overturned near the Cabrillo monument in San Diego, California on Sunday morning, according to the San Diego Fire-Resue Department.

The department responded to the scene alongside the US Coast guard, and city lifeguards and other agencies to pull the group of people who were aboard the boat out of the water.

A spokesperson for the department told CNN that out of those who were sent to the hospital three are in "somewhat to very urgent status."

The Fire-Rescue Department said one person "was in CPR status at the time of rescue" and two people died at the scene.

"SDFD Lifeguards, USCG boats and aircraft and Customs and Border Protection air support are still in the area searching," the department said.

This story is developing.

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