A chaotic scene unfolded on the San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon when a recreational vessel capsized near Alcatraz Island, leaving multiple people struggling in the frigid, wind-whipped water as nearby boaters and first responders rushed to save them.
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One person died, three people were missing and 16 were rescued from the waters in the San Francisco Bay after a pontoon boat sank Tuesday afternoon while carrying mostly family members as part of a memorial service, authorities said.
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A Tuesday memorial service on a cabin cruiser boat took a tragic turn when the ship, with 20 people aboard, capsized on San Francisco Bay, officials say.
A chaotic scene unfolded on the San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon when a recreational vessel capsized near Alcatraz Island, leaving multiple people struggling in the frigid, wind-whipped water as nearby boaters and first responders rushed to save them.
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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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