Two dead after vessel overturns off San Diego coast

Two people were killed and 23 others were transported to hospitals after a vessel overturned Sunday off the coast of San Diego, U.S. authorities said.

Multiple agencies including San Diego Lifeguards rescued 25 people from the water, said the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department on Twitter.

"Sadly, two did not survive. 23 were taken to local hospitals," the department tweeted, adding that U.S. federal agencies are "still searching the water in vessels and aircraft."