1 dead, 2 missing in Connecticut after motorboat hits a jetty and crashes

Boat on fire in Old Bridge, New Jersey

Firefighters worked to extinguish a boat that caught on fire at a marina in Old Bridge, New Jersey on Wednesday afternoon.

CONNECTICUT - One person was found dead, and two were missing, after their motorboat hit a jetty and crashed in Old Saybrook, authorities in Connecticut said.

Old Saybrook boating accident

A boat carrying nine people crashed Monday around 9:15 p.m. in Old Saybrook, Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said in a statement.

Officers from DEEP, the Coast Guard and several other agencies responded and found the vessel half submerged near a marina.

One man was found dead on the boat and six people were taken to a hospital, DEEP said. The search for the remaining two people was ongoing Tuesday morning.

DEEP said there was significant damage to the boat, which hit the east-facing jetty at the mouth of the Connecticut River.

The Associated Press wire services helped contribute to this report.