LAKE TAHOE — A seventh particular person was discovered lifeless after a ship capsized in Lake Tahoe over the weekend, as rescue and dive groups on Monday continued to seek for one other particular person, authorities mentioned.
Two others survived, however their circumstances weren’t identified Monday. The El Dorado Sheriff’s Workplace didn’t determine any of the seven individuals who died, saying their identities wouldn’t be launched till correct notifications are made to the victims’ households.
Ten individuals have been on board the boat, a 27-foot Chris-Craft, when it overturned round 3 p.m. on Saturday close to D.L. Bliss State Park, alongside the southwestern fringe of Lake Tahoe, based on the U.S. Coast Guard. Six boaters have been discovered deceased Saturday and a seventh particular person was found lifeless on Sunday night.
As of Monday afternoon, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Workplace Search & Rescue Group and Dive Group continued to look the lake for the final remaining particular person.
Earlier on Saturday, the Nationwide Climate Service workplace in Reno warned of gusty winds and the potential for fires, and briefed officers about “brisk northerly winds” throughout the area, “especially for Mineral and southern Mono County.” A wind advisory was put in impact for Saturday afternoon and night for these counties, each far south of the Lake Tahoe space.
Folks at Lake Tahoe on Saturday filmed movies of excessive surf and highly effective gusts sending boats crashing onto the lake shore. Waves rose above a dock as they crashed into shore and lapped up towards a restaurant’s outside deck, based on the footage. The El Dorado Sheriff’s Workplace heard reviews of waves as tall as 8 toes on Lake Tahoe on Saturday.
“The wind event was sudden, localized, and of limited predictability. This case had decaying showers/thunderstorms which produced observed gusts on the lake to 45 mph for a brief period, while severe thunderstorm criteria are gusts 60-plus mph,” NWS meteorologist Chris Smallcomb mentioned. “We additionally problem Lake Wind Advisories, however these are for longer length robust winds and tough water, extra usually present in winter storms.
The 2 survivors have been rescued by El Dorado County Sheriff’s deputies, in coordination with emergency response companions, and brought to a hospital.
Initially Revealed: June 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM PDT
