( CNN ) At least four people are missing after a severe storm capsized sailboats Saturday afternoon during a regatta in Mobile Bay , Alabama , Coast Guard spokesman Carlos Vega said . Five people were initially reported missing , but one of them has since been been rescued , the Coast Guard said . More than 100 sailboats took part in the Dauphin Island Race and as many as 50 people in all were rescued from the water , the Coast Guard said . Jeff Carter , deputy director of Mobile County Emergency Management , said his department is reporting that one person may have died . Besides overturned sailboats , one vessel hit a bridge , he said . Search and rescue efforts are ongoing , the Coast Guard said . Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at approximately 4:30 p.m. that a sailing regatta in Mobile Bay had been struck by severe weather , causing several vessels to capsize and leaving a number of people in the water . The Coast Guard and other agencies were on the scene Saturday night , Vega said . The Fairhope Yacht Club sponsors the Dauphin Island Race , according to the club website . The club says this is the 57th year for the event .
Coast Guard says about 50 people were rescued from Mobile Bay . More than 100 sailboats took part in the Dauphin Island Race , an the 57th year event .