Coast Guard crews were searching for a missing person in the waters off Staten Island after a boat capsized Sunday, leaving at least three people dead officials said.

A boat sank in the Ambrose Channel near Queens on Sunday, killing three people and injuring two others while one person remains missing, officials said. Authorities were alerted to a vessel taking on water near Breezy Point just before 12:05 p.m., according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

At least three people have died and two are injured after a boat capsized off the coast of New York, police in the US have said. The vessel sent out a distress call from the Ambrose Channel just after noon on Sunday. One of the injured is in a critical condition and another is described as stable, NBC, Sky's US partner, said.

Two others were hospitalized, one in critical condition and one in stable condition, according to authorities.

Three people died following a boating accident Sunday afternoon, according to the NYPD. The Coast Guard was notified of a boat taking on water near Breezy Point, Queens, at around 12:04 p.m., officials said.

Three people died following a boating accident Sunday afternoon, according to the NYPD. The incident happened around noon in the Ambrose Channel, police said. Three people were taken to local hospitals where they were pronounced dead.