Video captures chaotic rescue in SF Bay after boat sinks

A terrifying scene unfolded near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday afternoon when a recreational boat capsized, leaving multiple people fighting for survival in the freezing, choppy water.
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A terrifying scene unfolded near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday afternoon when a recreational boat capsized, leaving multiple people fighting for survival in the freezing, choppy water.
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A terrifying scene unfolded near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday afternoon when a recreational boat capsized, leaving multiple people fighting for survival in the freezing, choppy water.

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The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple Bay Area agencies are searching overnight for three missing people after a boat carrying 20 people capsized near Alcatraz, leaving one person dead and three others injured.

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Officials with the San Francisco Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard give an update on the capsized boat that sank near Alcatraz on Tuesday. After talking to witnesses, officials updated the number of missing people to three and the total number of people on the boat was 20, not 19, as they ...

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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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The vessel was carrying mostly family members as part of a memorial service, authorities said.

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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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A pontoon boat with 20 passengers sank between the island and the Golden Gate Bridge. Rescue operations continue.

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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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