Six individuals have been useless and two lacking after a ship capsized in Lake Tahoe on Saturday afternoon.
Emergency calls round 5 p.m. Saturday, June 21, reported a 27-foot Chris-Craft overturned close to D.L. Bliss State Park, on the lake’s southwest nook.
On the time, waves have been reaching 8 ft, the El Dorado County sheriff’s workplace stated.
A seasonal lifeguard and a ranger have been in a position to get two individuals to shore, the place they started resuscitation efforts, the sheriff’s report stated.
It’s believed that 10 individuals had been on board. As of 10 p.m. Saturday, six have been confirmed useless, two had been taken to a hospital and two others have been nonetheless lacking. All of the useless have been adults, the sheriff’s report stated.
Coast Guard and sheriff’s plane continued the search into the night, and the sheriff’s dive workforce was to return to the world Sunday morning.
Witnesses instructed emergency responders that sudden north winds within the late afternoon whipped up the waves, creating 8- to 10-foot troughs.
Initially Revealed: June 22, 2025 at 9:08 AM PDT
