The Coast Guard and a group of good Samaritans were searching for five people who went missing after a fishing boat capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska.

Five people have been reported missing from a fishing boat that capsized in rough waters off the coast of southeastern Alaska, officials said.

Five people are missing after a fishing boat capsized near the tiny southeast Alaskan village of Couverden Point, the U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday.