A body was recovered in the San Francisco Bay on Thursday just days after a deadly sunken boat incident near Alcatraz Island, according to police. The San Francisco Police Department said officers were conducting sonar scanning after 1 p.m. when someone on a passing vessel alerted them of a body in the water near Treasure Island. The body was pulled from the water and the person was later declared dead on the scene. Police said the person will be identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner after next of kin is notified. The recovered body comes just days after a boat carrying 20 people sank in the waters off San Francisco. One person died, three people are missing and 16 others were rescued. A dog on board also died. Police did not confirm if the deceased person pulled from the water is tied to the deadly boat incident. Officials said the vessel is a Volare cabin cruiser based out of Stockton. The boat is believed to be launched from the Saint Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco. On Wednesday, the person who died in the incident was identified as 79-year-old Clifford Joseph Boisa of Sutter County. The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Boisa was a retired reserve deputy who served from 1987 to 2001.All people aboard were participating in some kind of memorial service.Search and rescue efforts for survivors were suspended Wednesday night by the U.S. Coast Guard. San Francisco Police said it continued its efforts Thursday to search for the three missing people and recover wreckage from the boat. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel.
SAN FRANCISCO —
A body was recovered in the San Francisco Bay on Thursday just days after a deadly sunken boat incident near Alcatraz Island, according to police.
The San Francisco Police Department said officers were conducting sonar scanning after 1 p.m. when someone on a passing vessel alerted them of a body in the water near Treasure Island.
The body was pulled from the water and the person was later declared dead on the scene. Police said the person will be identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner after next of kin is notified.
The recovered body comes just days after a boat carrying 20 people sank in the waters off San Francisco. One person died, three people are missing and 16 others were rescued. A dog on board also died.
Police did not confirm if the deceased person pulled from the water is tied to the deadly boat incident.
Officials said the vessel is a Volare cabin cruiser based out of Stockton. The boat is believed to be launched from the Saint Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco.
On Wednesday, the person who died in the incident was identified as 79-year-old Clifford Joseph Boisa of Sutter County. The Sutter County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Boisa was a retired reserve deputy who served from 1987 to 2001.
All people aboard were participating in some kind of memorial service.
Search and rescue efforts for survivors were suspended Wednesday night by the U.S. Coast Guard.
San Francisco Police said it continued its efforts Thursday to search for the three missing people and recover wreckage from the boat.
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