US Edition2 People Who Survived Lake Tahoe Boat Capsizing Were Wearing Flotation Devices, Officials Say
- A 27-foot Chris-Craft vessel capsized on Lake Tahoe near D.L. Bliss State Park on Saturday evening, killing eight of the ten aboard.
- A sudden, intense summer thunderstorm with high winds and eight- to ten-foot waves caused the vessel to take on water and stall its engine before capsizing.
- Among the eight victims were four members of the same Northern California family, including DoorDash executive Josh Pickles and his parents, who were celebrating a birthday on the boat.
- Officials confirmed the two survivors wore life jackets and noted the unexpected strength of the storm, with meteorologist Matthew Chyba saying, "We weren't expecting it to be so strong."
- The event prompted multi-agency search efforts culminating in the last victim being found on Monday, and it underscored the rarity and severity of such fatal boating accidents on Lake Tahoe.
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Lake Tahoe boat capsize: Life jackets saved mother and daughter
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2 Survivors of Lake Tahoe Boat Capsizing Incident Had Life Jackets On
(South Lake Tahoe, CA) — The two people who survived last Saturday’s boat capsizing incident on Lake Tahoe were wearing life jackets. The Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Hasty team made the announcement on Wednesday. Eight other passengers died, including four family members, one of whom was a Door Dash executive. The boat flipped during a sudden and destructive thunderstorm. There were eight-foot waves and strong winds at the time. The two survi…
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