The Coast Guard has suspended the search for four missing boaters off the coast of Bodega Bay.

BODEGA BAY, California. – At least one person has died and four people are still missing after their boat capsized Saturday near Bodega Bay.

The Coast Guard announced it had suspended the search around 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

One person was rescued Sunday, according to the Coast Guard. Another boater died at the scene, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities confirmed to KTVU that the surviving boater was 11 years old. The sheriff’s office said the child washed ashore and is receiving medical attention. Debris was also found along the coast.

The condition of the 11-year-old boy was not immediately known.

The age of the deceased boater was not immediately clear.

Rescuers searched more than 2,100 square miles.

“The decision to suspend a search is always difficult to make and is never made lightly,” said Chief Warrant Officer Michael L. Zapawa, search and rescue coordinator. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the missing boaters at this incredibly difficult time.”

Officials said the weather was very severe, with waves up to 14 feet high and 40 mph, plus winds that continued overnight and into Sunday.

“This coastline is changing very quickly. This ocean has a lot of energy, the water temperature is very cold, and conditions change quickly. So even an experienced boater can be caught off guard,” said Sonoma Sheriff’s Deputy Public Information Officer Rob Dillion.

According to the sheriff’s office, three adults and three juveniles were aboard a 21-foot blue and white Bayliner boat that had gone crabbing Saturday afternoon.

Authorities said they were last heard at about 3 p.m. when a cellphone signal sounded in the Carmet Beach area.

“We are searching from Bodega Bay to Point Reyes and 20 miles offshore. Changing tides, currents, wind conditions, sea conditions can all increase the search area,” said Chief Petty Officer Levi Reed.

The boat was expected to return around 7 p.m., and the sheriff’s office received a call about a missing boat around 10:20 p.m. Saturday.

The US Coast Guard was notified of the situation around 11:40 p.m.

The sheriff’s Marine unit, drone team, search and rescue team and the US Air Force’s Sonoma County Fire Department are assisting in the search.

Searchers included a boat from Coast Guard Station Bodega Bay, as well as aircraft from three airfields: San Francisco, Sacramento and Humboldt Bay.