Authorities identified the person who died after the boat he was on sank in San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island on Tuesday, as crews continued to search for three other missing boaters on Wednesday.
A triple-decker pontoon boat with 20 people aboard capsized in rough waters about 600 yards from Alcatraz on Tuesday afternoon and sank. One of those pulled out of the water was given CPR aboard a rescue boat and taken to shore where he was pronounced dead.
The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner identifed the man as Clifford Joseph Boisa, 79, of Sutter County.
The Boisa family provided a statement saying, "Everyone involved, all of the loved and cherished family members and friends, are grieving this loss. We want to thank all of you for our privacy at this time."
Three other passengers were taken to the hospital and were in stable condition with impact injuries from jumping into the water, authorities said, while 13 other passengers were brought safely to shore.
On Wednesday, Mayor Daniel Lurie said in a video posted on social media that the San Francisco Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard search teams were using technology such as thermal imaging and tide prediction to support the efforts to find the three other missing passengers.
Multiple agencies and individuals on private vessels participated in the rescue operation on Tuesday, which began at about 3:30 p.m. when the 50-foot cabin cruiser named Volare and based out of Stockton capsized. It was initially reported as a boat fire but first responders said they found no evidence of fire.
"The reports we've had from witnesses is that there was rough seas and apparently the vessel began to take on water and was turned over in the bay," San Francisco Fire Chief Dean Crispen said.
Crispen added that all the people on board were adults, and most of them are family members engaging in a memorial service of some kind.
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