MEXICO CITY, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Coast Guard and the fire brigade of San Diego city on Sunday rescued 15 undocumented Mexicans and recovered one body in the wake of a Pacific Ocean shipwreck close to the Mexican border, Mexican media reported.

    The shipwreck of a 10-meter long boat occurred at around 4:30 a.m. local time off the coast near the U.S. town of La Jolla, when the El Nino weather phenomenon produced two meter high waves in the Pacific Ocean off the Mexican state of Baja California and the neighboring U.S. state of California.

    A fire brigade spokesman was quoted as saying that 29 lifejackets had been found at the site and it remains unknown there were missing Mexicans.

    The U.S. Coast Guard, San Diego's fire brigade and the U.S. customs service sent a total of three helicopters to search for survivors. The dead man was a 30-year old Mexican. The spokesman did not give his name.