Six people were killed after a small plane crashed into the ocean off the coast of San Diego on Sunday, the authorities said. The plane, a twin-engine Cessna 414, crashed about three miles west of Point Loma, San Diego, at about 12:45 p.m. local time, the Coast Guard said on social media.

Authorities said a Cessna went down in the ocean Sunday around 12:44 p.m. off the coast of Sunset Cliffs. Initial reports placed the crash location around 1.5 miles off the coast. A search was

The plane crashed near Point Loma, sending search and rescue crews to find the wreckage and six presumed victims.