1 Dead, 2 Missing after boat carrying 19 capsizes near Alcatraz
One person has died, two remain missing, and multiple Bay Area agencies are searching the waters in the San Francisco Bay after a pontoon boat carrying 19 people capsized Tuesday.
One person has died, two remain missing, and multiple Bay Area agencies are searching the waters in the San Francisco Bay after a pontoon boat carrying 19 people capsized Tuesday.
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San Francisco officials say one person has died, two people are missing and 16 others have been rescued from waters off Alcatraz Island after a pontoon boat sank.
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Crews continued to search for the missing with divers, helicopters and 11 vessels.
Authorities said two people are still missing after a boat capsized off Alcatraz Island, updating an earlier report that one person was unaccounted for. One person died, and 16 others were rescued.
San Francisco's fire chief and Mayor Daniel Lurie detailed what happened when a boat capsized near Alcatraz Island.
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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- One person was killed and three others remained missing Tuesday evening after a boat carrying 20 people capsized near Alcatraz Island, according to the San Francisco Fire Department. The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. about 600 yards from Alcatraz Island as those on bo...
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